I’ve seen this around. It’s unfortunate that it’s dead.
There are more confounding factors in the nematode project than with just a petri dish. You have to worry about the whole nematode if you want to verify your results. It’s also harder to ‘read’ a single neuron in action.
With a petri dish it would be possible to have an electrode in every neuron. Because the neurons are splayed out imaging techniques might be able to yield some insight into the internal chemical states of the neurons.
An uploaded nematode would be great, but an uploaded petri dish seems like a more tractable and logical first step.
I’ve seen this around. It’s unfortunate that it’s dead.
There are more confounding factors in the nematode project than with just a petri dish. You have to worry about the whole nematode if you want to verify your results. It’s also harder to ‘read’ a single neuron in action.
With a petri dish it would be possible to have an electrode in every neuron. Because the neurons are splayed out imaging techniques might be able to yield some insight into the internal chemical states of the neurons.
An uploaded nematode would be great, but an uploaded petri dish seems like a more tractable and logical first step.