研究人员在实验室里培养出的脑细胞已经学会玩 20 世纪 70 年代模拟乒乓球比赛的电子游戏《乓》（ Pong ）。研究人员表示，他们培养出的 “迷你大脑” 能感知并对周围环境作出反应。

 

Pong was one of the very first computer games. Released in 1972, it involves keeping a dot in play by sliding a paddle on each side of the screen.

《乓》是最早问世的电子游戏之一。这款游戏于1972年发行，玩家通过滑动屏幕两侧的球拍击球，使球保持在界内。

 

Researchers at Cortical Labs in Melbourne grew 800,000 brain cells from a mixture of mouse neurons and stem cells. They then connected them to a computer. With a little coaxing¹, the cells learnt how to play within five minutes.

澳大利亚墨尔本脑科学公司 “Cortical Labs” 的研究人员用小鼠神经元和干细胞的混合物培养出了80万个脑细胞。然后，他们将这些脑细胞连接到计算机上。在稍加引导后，“迷你大脑” 在五分钟内就学会了玩这个游戏。

 

Mini-brains are currently being used to research brain development and to find new treatments for disorders². But this experiment has taken the technology a step further and could be used to develop a more flexible type of artificial intelligence.

“迷你大脑” 技术一直被用于研究大脑发育和寻找疾病的新疗法。但这个实验将该技术向前推进了一步，使其有望用于研发更灵活的人工智能类型。

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