{"id":227966,"date":"2025-12-28T17:13:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T23:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2025\/12\/crazy-scientists-compute-with-human-brain-cells"},"modified":"2025-12-28T17:13:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-28T23:13:11","slug":"crazy-scientists-compute-with-human-brain-cells","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2025\/12\/crazy-scientists-compute-with-human-brain-cells","title":{"rendered":"Crazy: Scientists Compute With Human Brain Cells"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gC_ragpeUxg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/ground.news\/sabine\">https:\/\/ground.news\/sabine<\/a> to get 40% off the Vantage plan and see through sensationalized reporting. Stay fully informed on events around the world with Ground News.<\/p>\n<p>Human brains are roughly 100,000 times more energy-efficient than current AI systems. So why don\u2019t we build computers using human brain cells? Don\u2019t worry, researchers are one step ahead of you there \u2013 different teams across the globe are racing to develop neuron computers; processors that integrate living brain neurons into their chips. Let\u2019s take a look at how this technology is developing and when we might see brain cells chips in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Paper 1: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cell.com\/neuron\/fulltext\/.\">https:\/\/www.cell.com\/neuron\/fulltext\/.<\/a>\u2026 2: h <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/journals\/.\">https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/journals\/.<\/a>\u2026 \ud83d\udc55T-shirts, mugs, posters and more: \u279c <a href=\"https:\/\/sabines-store.dashery.com\/\">https:\/\/sabines-store.dashery.com\/<\/a> \ud83d\udc8c Support me on Donorbox \u279c <a href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/swtg\">https:\/\/donorbox.org\/swtg<\/a> \ud83d\udc49 Transcript with links to references on Patreon \u279c <img alt=\"\" class=\"\"> \/ sabine \ud83d\udcdd Transcripts and written news on Substack \u279c <a href=\"https:\/\/sciencewtg.substack.com\/\">https:\/\/sciencewtg.substack.com\/<\/a> \ud83d\udce9 Free weekly science newsletter \u279c <a href=\"https:\/\/sabinehossenfelder.com\/newsle\">https:\/\/sabinehossenfelder.com\/newsle<\/a>\u2026 \ud83d\udc42 Audio only podcast \u279c <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/0MkNfXl\">https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/0MkNfXl<\/a>\u2026 \ud83d\udd17 Join this channel to get access to perks \u279c <img alt=\"\" class=\"\"> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sabinehossenfelder\">@sabinehossenfelder<\/a> \ud83d\udcda Buy my book \u279c <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3HSAWJW\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/3HSAWJW<\/a> #science #sciencenews #tech #neuroscience.<br \/> Paper 2: h <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/journals\/.\">https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/journals\/.<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc55T-shirts, mugs, posters and more: \u279c <a href=\"https:\/\/sabines-store.dashery.com\/\">https:\/\/sabines-store.dashery.com\/<\/a><br \/> \ud83d\udc8c Support me on Donorbox \u279c <a href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/swtg\">https:\/\/donorbox.org\/swtg<\/a>.<br \/> \ud83d\udc49 Transcript with links to references on Patreon \u279c \/ sabine.<br \/> \ud83d\udcdd Transcripts and written news on Substack \u279c <a href=\"https:\/\/sciencewtg.substack.com\/\">https:\/\/sciencewtg.substack.com\/<\/a><br \/> \ud83d\udce9 Free weekly science newsletter \u279c <a href=\"https:\/\/sabinehossenfelder.com\/newsle\">https:\/\/sabinehossenfelder.com\/newsle<\/a>\u2026<br \/> \ud83d\udc42 Audio only podcast \u279c <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/0MkNfXl\">https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/0MkNfXl<\/a>\u2026<br \/> \ud83d\udd17 Join this channel to get access to perks \u279c<br \/> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sabinehossenfelder\">@sabinehossenfelder<\/a>.<br \/> \ud83d\udcda Buy my book \u279c <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3HSAWJW\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/3HSAWJW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>#science #sciencenews #tech #neuroscience<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Go to https:\/\/ground.news\/sabine to get 40% off the Vantage plan and see through sensationalized reporting. Stay fully informed on events around the world with Ground News. Human brains are roughly 100,000 times more energy-efficient than current AI systems. So why don\u2019t we build computers using human brain cells? 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