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Brain cells in dish learn to play video game

A neural culture that has been growing for more than six months in a lab.(Handout photo)

ISLAMABAD: Neuroscientists have shown that lab-grown brain cells can learn to play the classic video game Pong, and could be capable of "intelligent and sentient behaviour".

Brett Kagan, who led a study published in the journal Neuron last week, said his findings open the door to a new type of research into biological information processors, complementing normal digital computers.

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