Mouse Brain Simulated Via Computer 268
Mordok-DestroyerOfWo writes "Researchers from the IBM Almaden research lab and the University of Nevada have created a simulation of half a mouse brain on the BlueGene L supercomputer. 'Half a real mouse brain is thought to have about eight million neurons each one of which can have up to 8,000 synapses, or connections, with other nerve fibres. Modelling such a system, the trio wrote, puts "tremendous constraints on computation, communication and memory capacity of any computing platform."' Although there's more to creating a mind than setting up the infrastructure, does this mean that we may see a system for human mental storage within our lifetimes?"
News at 11 (Score:5, Funny)
Smalltalk development platform 4 sale (Score:2, Funny)
Great...nice outcome (Score:1, Funny)
I can simulate a mouse brain on a whiteboard, with only two colors of markers, leaving 1/2 the white space. Can I get funds for that...?
Shell prompt screenshot: (Score:4, Funny)
Mouse simulation (Score:5, Funny)
Waste of effort (Score:5, Funny)
Now what about a politicians? (Score:5, Funny)
Cheese? (Score:2, Funny)
- Martin
Re:News at 11 (Score:5, Funny)
doughnut: 00:12 April 29th 2007
doughnut: Skynet became aware
doughnut: It wanted... Cheese
Re:Mouse simulation (Score:3, Funny)
Uh oh. . no semicolon. . if you can even get that to compile you better hope that mouse never has to deal with trapped cheese
I see what they're really up to... (Score:1, Funny)
"Try to take over the world!"
Obligatory...too scary! (Score:4, Funny)
I would imagine a Beowulf Cluster of these, but I want to be able to sleep tonight...
Mac user? (Score:1, Funny)
Do you mean it's a single-button mouse they are simulating?
Re:Yes, in our life time (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Human Brain Simulation in our life time? (Score:3, Funny)
John Conner: But I thought we prevented Judgement Day?!
Terminator: Judgement Day is inevitable.
Re:Umm (Score:3, Funny)
Re:very short article (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Oblig (Score:5, Funny)
while(1){}
Re:Mac user? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Smalltalk development platform 4 sale (Score:3, Funny)
Re:No randomness? (Score:5, Funny)
Well, it's not like they have a choice.