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    SCIENTISTS TEACH BRAIN CELLS IN A PETRI DISH TO PLAY PONG

    Nov 09, 2022 2 minutes

    Since its release in 1972, the table tennisthemed video game Pong has provided hours of entertainment to players of all genders, ages and walks of life. Now, thanks to an international team of neuroscientists, it can add a Petri dish containing 800,000 living brain cells to that list.

    Named DishBrain, the ‘player

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