A simulated fruit fly brain plays the Chrome dino game
Severe-Tangelo-7985 · reddit · 2026-09-13
A Reddit video shows a simulated fruit fly brain, built from the real fly connectome, controlling and playing the Chrome dino runner game — a striking demo of connectome-based neural simulation.
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