Henry Markram Talks Brain Simulation (IEEE Spectrum)

Henry Markram Talks Brain Simulation When will we have computers as capable as the brain? The brain is an infinite-dimensional network of networks of genes, proteins, cells, synapses, and brain regions, all operating in a dynamically changing cocktail of neurochemicals. Our perceptions and movements, thoughts and feelings emerge as electrical, chemical, and mechanical chain reactions explode and weave through these networks. Because there is no scientific evidence that we can ignore any of these reactions, the only way to get close to the capabilities of the brain is to simulate or emulate all of them. When that will happen depends on the level of resolution that we need to capture all these reactions.