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Listen "S01E02 - Dr Brett Kagan & Dr Forough Habibollahi from Cortical Labs on building neuron-based processors and the search for synthetic biological intelligence."
Episode Synopsis
Dr Kagan is chief scientific officer at Cortical Labs, leading their development of synthetic biocomputing technology. Dr Habibollahi is a data scientist at Cortical Labs. She completed her PhD at UniMelb and has also studied in Iran and Switzerland.
To email Cortical Labs: [email protected]
To reach out to Dr Kagan for discussion: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brett-kagan-6ba996146/
For Dr Habibollahi: https://www.linkedin.com/in/forough-habibollahi-a18581b5/
Cortical Labs socials
YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq4mqLeGRdq47sHumYMIDJw
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/corticallabs/
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For a good visualisation of the potential of synthetic biocomputing, see this video featuring Cortical Labs' research: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEXefdbQDjw
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Research mentioned in the episode in order of appearance:
Brett J. Kagan, Andy C. Kitchen, Nhi T. Tran, Forough Habibollahi, Moein Khajehnejad, Bradyn J. Parker, Anjali Bhat, Ben Rollo, Adeel Razi, and Karl J. Friston (2022) In vitro neurons learn and exhibit sentience when embodied in a simulated gameworld, Neuron, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2022.09.001
Friston, K. The free-energy principle: a unified brain theory?. Nat Rev Neurosci 11, 127–138 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrn2787
Brett J. Kagan, Daniela Duc, Ian Stevens & Frederic Gilbert (2022) Neurons Embodied in a Virtual World: Evidence for Organoid Ethics?, AJOB Neuroscience, 13:2, 114-117, DOI: 10.1080/21507740.2022.2048731
To email Cortical Labs: [email protected]
To reach out to Dr Kagan for discussion: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brett-kagan-6ba996146/
For Dr Habibollahi: https://www.linkedin.com/in/forough-habibollahi-a18581b5/
Cortical Labs socials
YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq4mqLeGRdq47sHumYMIDJw
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/corticallabs/
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For a good visualisation of the potential of synthetic biocomputing, see this video featuring Cortical Labs' research: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEXefdbQDjw
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Research mentioned in the episode in order of appearance:
Brett J. Kagan, Andy C. Kitchen, Nhi T. Tran, Forough Habibollahi, Moein Khajehnejad, Bradyn J. Parker, Anjali Bhat, Ben Rollo, Adeel Razi, and Karl J. Friston (2022) In vitro neurons learn and exhibit sentience when embodied in a simulated gameworld, Neuron, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2022.09.001
Friston, K. The free-energy principle: a unified brain theory?. Nat Rev Neurosci 11, 127–138 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrn2787
Brett J. Kagan, Daniela Duc, Ian Stevens & Frederic Gilbert (2022) Neurons Embodied in a Virtual World: Evidence for Organoid Ethics?, AJOB Neuroscience, 13:2, 114-117, DOI: 10.1080/21507740.2022.2048731
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