Not too long ago it was Markram himself accusing another group of what you accuse him of (oversimplification), http://nextbigfuture.com/2009/11/henry-markram-ca

Not too long ago it was Markram himself accusing another group of what you accuse him of (oversimplification), http://nextbigfuture.com/2009/11/henry-markram-calls-ibm-cat-scale-brain.html http://nextbigfuture.com/2009/11/henry-markram-calls-ibm-cat... From what I've read about Blue Brain it appears that validation is a central theme of their work. They are actively validating the small piece that they have already built (the neocortical column).