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They're able to model about a second of brain processing in about an hour now on our largest computers. The challenge of course is the parallel nature of our pr

• Retric 12y ago
  "with a single second’s worth of activity from just one per cent" So, at some accuracy level they modeled 1% of a brain. However, while 'the most accurate yet' yet they did not model things like cell death and as ~10,000 neurons die a day it's still an important process even in adult brains. With children it's extremely important as over 1/2 of the brain cells your born with die by 18. Granted on a second by second basis cell death is not that important, but if you want to model a human brain vs say an abstract neural net then accuracy is important. Sure, other things like cellular energy expenditure, hormones, orientation, gravity, blood flow, oxygen levels, immune response, might not seem important. But, again do you want to model a brain or make a fun simulation.
  • comrade1 12y ago
    That's where the 2045 date comes from. That article mentions the 1% issue, and based on that someone came up with the date 2040/2050.