Neurons are amazing little microbes capable of learning and making decisions. Modern AI tries to take inspiration from living neurons, but why settle for the synthetic version? By growing human neurons directly connected to a computer it's possible to make a living AI of sorts capable of even complex tasks like flying a plane in a simulation. Today we explore our first attempt at doing exactly that. We cover building the first prototype multi electrode array, growing the neurons and attempting to take some readings from them. This is the first part of what will hopefully be a many part series, so stay tuned for updates! More reading/sources: Rat neuron video- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1w41gH6x_30 Rat neuron paper - https://philosophy.as.uky.edu/sites/default/files/Adaptive%20Flight%20Control%20With%20Living%20Neuronal%20Networks%20on%20Microelectrode%20Trays%20-%20De%20Marse%2C%20Dockendorf.pdf Multi electrode array fabrication - https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0960-1317/23/9/097001/meta Previous videos: Meat berry - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaVHTd9Ne_s Magnetron build - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cyu7etM-0Ko Follow up videos: Meatcubator - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_ZGq8Tah0k Meat Leaf - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNfQCRzcr3o Can Neurons Play Doom? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEXefdbQDjw Gabes Stuff: http://www.scihouse.space/ https://www.instagram.com/glimsd/ https://www.instagram.com/scihousejax/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/biohacking-glybera-lipoprotein-lipase-deficiency-lpld-million-dollar-drug-1.5274314 ____________________________________________________________________ Support the show and future projects: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thethoughtemporium Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/thethoughtemporium Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/thoughtemporium Become a member: null Store: null ______________________________________________________ Our Social Media Pages: Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thethoughtemporium Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thethoughtemporium/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thethoughtemporium/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/emporiumthought Website: http://thethoughtemporium.com/ _____________________________________________________