‘We can’t answer these questions’: Neuroscientist Kenneth Kosik on whether lab-grown brains will achieve consciousness

Image caption: Neuroscientist Kenneth Kosik and his team at the University of California, Santa Barbara, have been studying brain organoids for years. He says that consciousness may be possible but not in the near future. Image credit: Matt Perko, UC Santa Barbara. Interview article by Emily Cooke. Live Science – July 19, 2024. Perspective article.

Brain organoids are 3D, lab-grown models designed to mimic the human brain. Scientists normally grow them from stem cells, coaxing them into forming a brain-like structure. In the past decade, they have become increasingly sophisticated and can now replicate multiple types of brain cells, which can communicate with one another. […]

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