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OPENTadpole: the first cybernetic animal
- OPENTadpole is a project aiming to model the nervous system using a simplified approach, starting with animals like tadpoles and worms.
- Inspired by OpenWorm, OPENTadpole focuses on creating a cybernetic animal with an artificial nervous system.
- It references the Blue Brain and Human Brain Projects in simulating brain fragments and neural networks.
- The Human Brain Project aims to model the entire human brain, while OpenWorm simulates the nervous system of C. elegans.
- OPENTadpole uses the Unity game engine to create a virtual tadpole with a simplified nervous system and environment simulator.
- The project explores neural chain generators, modulating synapses, and behavior mechanisms in the tadpole model.
- It simulates swimming, directional movement, food detection, hunger, fatigue, and responses to light and touch in the virtual tadpole.
- By simplifying neural systems and focusing on functional significance, OPENTadpole provides insights into nervous system organization.
- The project demonstrates the modeling of neural behavior using computational resources and principles of nervous system interaction.
- Through simulations, OPENTadpole highlights the flexibility and adaptability of neural networks in controlling complex behaviors.
- By emphasizing simplification and functionality, OPENTadpole showcases a novel approach to modeling nervous system behavior in cybernetic animals.
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