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Worm 'uploaded' to computer and taught amazing tricks |
February 08, 2018
The tiny worm C. elegans is the only living being whose neural network has been analyzed completely. It can therefore be transferred to a computer, creating a virtual copy of the worm which behaves in exactly the same way to external stimuli. Such a 'virtual worm' can learn amazing tricks -- its neural network can even be used to balance a pole, which is a standard control problem in computer science.
Link: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180206105828.htm
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