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A technology called DishBrain enables cultured neuron cells to interact with silicon chips. In order to teach the neurons, they can give chaotic feedback when they do what we do not want them to do. Using DishBrain, they are able to send electrical signals to the neurons that simulate sensory signals and allow them to capture the signals. They were able to simulate the game of pong by sending signals to the neurons showing the movement of the paddle and they moved the paddle based on the neurons activity so the neurons could play. If they did not hit the ball a random stimuli was delivered to “punish” the neurons so they would do better the next time. The more stimuli they gave over all, the better the cells did, and human cells performed better than rodent cells. 

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