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Lab-Grown Brains Growing More Powerful

University of California, Santa Cruz researchers have trained lab‑grown brain organoids to solve the classic cart‑pole balancing task, boosting win rates from 4.5% to 46% through electrical stimulation paired with a reinforcement‑learning algorithm. The study, published in Cell Reports, demonstrates that minimal cortical tissue can perform goal‑directed learning without sensory input or bodily feedback. This breakthrough builds on the first human brain organoid created in 2013 and showcases the plasticity of stem‑cell‑derived neural networks. The findings suggest that intrinsic adaptive computation resides within cortical tissue itself.