A virtual copy of the brain

Canadian scientists have created an artificial brain capable of the full range of operations organ human central nervous system. Model Spaun, set up by the University of Waterloo, might think, to remember, see and even interact with the outside world using a special mechanical ruki.

Despite the fact that Spaun exists only in a virtual environment, the researchers argue that this is the most perfect existing model of the brain. 2, 5 million of its neurons, and prefrontal areas of the cortex, the thalamus and subcortical nodes allow him to respond to the environment and to respond to collisions with strangers obektami.

Jointly developed by neurologists and programmers, Spaum receives information from the outside world through the 784-pixel digital camera that replaces a model in the thalamus. The processed data is stored in the neurons, and then enter the basal ganglia, where it is deciding what actions should be performed in connection with this information. With this information processing system artificial brain showed the ability to place different test items, including tests using numbers. As a result, Spaum able to see things, and connected with him hand can risovat.

Ilayyasmit stresses that speak of the brain is completely reproduced early. Whatever it was current model will allow professionals to obtain information about the processes occurring in the diseased areas of the brain or denied.

Source: www.ridus.ru/news/56741/