BioEngineers Create A Circuit Board Modeled On The Human Brain

Monday, April 28, 2014 - 14:23 in Physics & Chemistry

A new Neurogrid circuit board can simulate orders of magnitude more neurons and synapses than other brain mimics - on the power it takes to run a tablet computer. For all their sophistication, computers pale in comparison to the brain. The modest cortex of the mouse, for instance, operates 9,000 times faster than a personal computer simulation of its functions. Not only is the PC slower, it takes 40,000 times more power to run, says Kwabena Boahen, associate professor of bioengineering at Stanford. read more

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