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The actual paper: https://www.cell.com/neuron/fulltext/S0896-6273(22)00806-6

Of note: This is an active test of the "Free Energy Principle" [1] with seemingly supportive results.

Their definition, in the paper, of sentience is as follows:

> It is proposed that these neural cultures would meet the formal definition of sentience as being “responsive to sensory impressions” through adaptive internal processes.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_energy_principle



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