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Google DeepMind's AI Rat Brains Could Make Robots Scurry Like the Real Thing

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Google DeepMind and Harvard University built a realistic virtual rat to home in on the neural circuits that control complex movement.

The goal is to distill the brain’s computations into algorithms that can pilot robots and also give neuroscientists a deeper understanding of the brain's workings.

The virtual rat's digital brain recapitulated two regions especially important for movement.

Tweaking connections in those areas changed motor responses.

Google DeepMind has created a virtual rat that mimics the brain and nerves of living creatures.

The virtual rat's motor skills relied on two brain regions to guide complex, adaptable movement.

The team is next planning to test the virtual rat with more complex tasks, alongside its biological counterparts, to further peek inside the inner workings of the digital brain.

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