What Robot-Driving Fish and Rats Tell Us About the Brain’s Ability to Adapt

[edwest4]

Neuroscientists are training fish and rats to drive robots.​

What Robot-Driving Fish and Rats Tell Us About the Brain’s Ability to Adapt

In lab experiments, neuroscientists have trained goldfish and rats to drive robots. But these tests weren’t just party tricks. The goal? To widen our understanding of neuroplasticity -- the brain’s ability to adapt to new, unexpected challenges. Photo composite: David Fang

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[overscan (PaulMM)]

For god's sake, don't show this to the CEO of Uber.

 

[edwest4]

Not to worry. I'd never let a fish drive me anywhere.

 

[Foo Fighter]

After 3 seconds, said driver would forget there was a passenger anyway.

 

[UpForce]

Not to worry. I'd never let a fish drive me anywhere.

Great whites do drive people out of the water though.

Putting a "Douglas Adams twist" on this news one might suppose that fish were just biding their time, not bothering with evolving feet.

For god's sake, don't show this to the CEO of Uber.

Having had their margins under water for so long, it'd be sort of aspirational for them to launch "UberWater" I guess.

After 3 seconds, said driver would forget there was a passenger anyway.

Not entirely unlike being on some social media apps.