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  • 80,000 mouse brain cells used to build a living computer

    Mar 17, 2023 11:00 am by New ScientistIllinois in the News
    The neuron-based computer. Photo by Andrew Dou, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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    • The neuron-based computer. Photo by Andrew Dou, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    New Scientist (March 16) A computer built by U of I researchers uses tens of thousands of living brain cells and can recognize simple patterns of light, electricity. The work could eventually be incorporated into robots that also use living tissues.