21-10-2023 | 16:58 PM
In the last few years, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has rapidly pushed the boundaries of cognitive computing further.
Key Highlights:
Biocomputers use biologically-derived materials to perform computational functions while organoid intelligence is an emerging field that envisions novel biocomputing models using stem cell-derived brain organoids.
Organoids are small tissue cultures derived from stem cells to replicate part of a human organ’s functioning.
These organoids have been used for various purposes such as disease modelling and drug testing, but researchers are now beginning to explore their potential for information processing.
Such organoid studies show promise for replicating the cellular aspects of learning and memory to further our understanding of the brain.
Researchers have already begun experimentation to determine the effects of substances like medicine and alcohol on brain organoids’ ability to learn.
Brain organoids can also be cultured to mimic different regions and cell layers, resembling the early stages of brain development.
Scientists could also study personalised brain organoids to investigate how genetic factors, medicines, and other environmental elements influence an individual’s condition.
Brain organoids can create biocomputers that will be faster and more efficient than silicon computing and AI.
