I honestly can't tell if people are misunderstanding how these so-called "brains" were created due to how sensationalist the media titles have been. They're highly specialized stem cells and they're similarity to actual brain tissue is minimal.
Edit: Since some people can't read, what I meant is that these scientists aren't taking brain tissue from actual people.
So, neuronal stem cells, induced into neurons that group together into 3D groupings of about 10,000 cells, which transmit neuronal impulses, and create connections between neighbouring cells -- and are created specifically because they are capable of taking inputs and processing them into outputs...are not like neuronal tissue?
They are human neurons, made specifically to act like neurons.
My point is that nobody knows what a thought is, or what drives consciousness. Does the transmission of signals across neuronal tissue create consciousness? I don't know, and nobody else does either.
I honestly can't tell if people are misunderstanding how these so-called "brains" were created due to how sensationalist the media titles have been. They're highly specialized stem cells and they're similarity to actual brain tissue is minimal.
Edit: Since some people can't read, what I meant is that these scientists aren't taking brain tissue from actual people.
So, neuronal stem cells, induced into neurons that group together into 3D groupings of about 10,000 cells, which transmit neuronal impulses, and create connections between neighbouring cells -- and are created specifically because they are capable of taking inputs and processing them into outputs...are not like neuronal tissue?
They are human neurons, made specifically to act like neurons.
My point is that nobody knows what a thought is, or what drives consciousness. Does the transmission of signals across neuronal tissue create consciousness? I don't know, and nobody else does either.