BIOCOMPUTING Research · Biological Neural Computing

🧫 Brain Organoids & Biocomputing

Living neural tissue as computational substrates — from lab-grown brain organoids that learn to play Pong to biological processors that could revolutionize computing with million-fold energy efficiency gains over silicon.

Emerging field — first organoid intelligence (OI) computing platforms demonstrated 2022–2024.

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Research Centers
$135M
Total Funding
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Key Concepts

DishBrain — Cortical Labs' neurons-on-silicon that learned to play Pong in real time
Organoid Intelligence — Johns Hopkins' framework for brain organoids as biological computers
Biological Neural Networks — Living neurons self-organizing into functional circuits on MEAs
Wetware Computing — Hybrid biological-digital systems 1M× more energy-efficient than silicon

Milestones

2013 — First cerebral organoids grown from stem cells (Lancaster & Knoblich)
2019 — UCSD Muotri lab detects brain-wave patterns in organoids
2022 — Cortical Labs' DishBrain learns to play Pong (Nature Neuron)
2023 — Johns Hopkins publishes Organoid Intelligence roadmap (Frontiers)
2024 — FinalSpark launches world's first living biocomputer access platform
2025 — Multiple groups demonstrate organoid learning & memory retention

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