Rapid detection and recognition of whole brain activity in a freely behaving Caenorhabditis elegans · HackerPapers discussionshttps://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2109.10474/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMTRapid detection and recognition of whole brain activity in a freely behaving Caenorhabditis elegans — mentioned by lukasdayhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36628904urn:hackerpapers:mention:2109.10474:36628904Fri, 07 Jul 2023 08:32:27 GMT<p>I love it when anything Caenorhabditis elegans (C. Elegans) related pops up because this little biological organism sits at this beautiful intersection between technology and biology and philosophy. The successful emulation of C. Elegans would represent a concrete step towards whole brain emulation and all the transhuman and ethical and moral quandaries that would bring. The general idea is that the human brain has billions of neurons, Elegans has hundreds (and we&#x27;ve had them mapped since 1986). If one can successfully &quot;upload&quot; Elegans, then humans are just a matter of scale. However, it…</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2109.10474/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>q-bio.QM