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Growing Human Neurons on a Home Made Electrode Array

The Thought Emporium · demo · Watch on YouTube

Neuroscience & the brainBiology & biotechnologyEmbedded systems & DIY electronics

What it is

The Thought Emporium builds a homemade multi-electrode array, grows human neurons on it and attempts to take readings. It is the first part of a series aimed at connecting living neurons to a computer.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN cites it as an impressive garage-science example of neuron-computer interfaces and hard-science DIY biology.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2020, last 2025

What HN commenters said

  1. “Seeing a dude grow human neurons directly connected to a computer chip to make a "human AI", all from his garage”

    Garage project growing human neurons connected to a computer chip.

    Ftuuky, 2023-01 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: What is the weirdest or most surreal (recent) technology you have seen?”

  2. “If you're interested in exploring direct neuron + computer integration”

    Episodes on growing neurons on an electrode array.

    kevlened, 2023-06 · Recommendation · in “In Vitro Biological System of Cultured Brain Cells Has Learned To Play Pong”

  3. “Some outstanding videos IMHO”

    Hard-science channel's video on growing neurons connected to computers.

    mrtksn, 2023-07 · Recommendation · in “Growing Rat Neurons to Play Video Games [video]”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: human neurons, cell culture, biocomputing, diy biology, electrode array

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