Comments on: The Brain According to Henry Markram (Video)

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[...] VIDEO – Henry Markram expose son projet à l’Université d’Oxford en 2009 视频-亨利·马克兰姆于2009年向牛津大学作项目展示(英，可选中文字幕) [...]

By: When will computers match the human brain? « NewsCollective

When will computers match the human brain? « NewsCollective — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 06:07:06 +0000

[...] simulate or replicate the brain’s processing techniques). He mentioned that Henry Markram (at the Blue Brain Project) thinks this could be accomplished in the next [...]

By: When Will Computers Match the Human Brain? Kurzweil vs. Myers | Singularity Hub

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 02:36:27 +0000

[...] brain (meaning simulate or replicate the brain’s processing techniques). He mentioned that Henry Markram (at the Blue Brain Project) thinks this could be accomplished in the next decade. Kurzweil repeated his own estimates (which he’s stated many times in his books and lectures) [...]

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[...] are making progress with directly modeling the cerebral cortex in computers. Endeavors like the Blue Brain Project raise the possibility that we could create a “brain in a box” in the next few decades [...]

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By: shrdlu

shrdlu — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 15:07:15 +0000

Interesting simulation, I like the idea.

I had to wonder how Markram got through a 15 minute lecture on the neocortex without talking about memories, learning, hierarchy, temporal/sequential processing, microcolumns, layers, (uncontroversial structural/theoretical constraints) – frankly his theory of the underlying algorithmic information processing operations of the brain seemed underdeveloped. I’d like to read a paper on his theory if he has one.

Still, the mission to eliminate animal testing is noble indeed. Go Henry!

By: shrdlu

shrdlu — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 15:07:00 +0000

Interesting simulation, I like the idea.

Still, the mission to eliminate animal testing is noble indeed. Go Henry!

By: Smriti

Smriti — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:38:30 +0000

Can anyone tell me that what are the mathematical forms or equations that are primarily fed to the computers? I mean if i excite the brain by showing a flower then what are the forms of equations or mathematical equations that the computers are fed after which the supercomputer is carrying the program?? please help me with this.

By: Smriti

Smriti — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:38:00 +0000

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Technology from Caprica Series on SyFy is Already Here | Singularity Hub — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 03:21:17 +0000

[...] that soon. Once you get the interface going, it’s not that hard to record brain activity. The Blue Brain Project is already working on creating accurate models of the human brain which would also help in the [...]

By: Smart Brain

Smart Brain — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:55:16 +0000

The link doesn't seem to work from the message, click on my name to go to the lecture.

By: Smart Brain

Smart Brain — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:50:06 +0000

Correction to the first link -

http://neuroinformatics2008.org/congress-movies...

By: Smart Brain

Smart Brain — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:40:44 +0000

Here are 2 Astonishing lectures of Henry Markram:

http://neuroinformatics2008.org/congress-movies...

http://ditwww.epfl.ch/cgi-perl/EPFLTV/home.pl?p...

and an amazing article from the Seed magazine:

http://seedmagazine.com/content/article/out_of_...

http://seedmagazine.com/content/article/out_of_...

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By: Jacques Hughes

Jacques Hughes — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:14:53 +0000

After watching the presentation, my first thoughts were surprise at the visualisation of the synapses, just the sheer number and density, and I’m assuming that was just a single column.

My next thought was that the discovery of which cells store which memories is too simplistic. I base this on the OGOD theory, one gene, one disease. It’s obviously a little more complicated than that. we may find that for a single memory, audio is one location, colour another, movement, yet another. I also imagine that there will be subsets of audio, colour and movement storage.

The one thing this research should address, and perhaps the most relevant here, is the question of consciousness. If a replica of a human brain can be virtually created, and stimuli added, will we end up with a thinking entity?

If the answer is yes, then a lot of philosophy goes out of the window, the old dualist/monist argument for example. Also, religion and gods are finished.

If not, why not? Is consciousness a product only of biochemistry?

I’ve got 10 years, I’ll be very interested to see how this turns out. I have my suspicions, they say god is dead.