Scientists build largest ever computerized brain:
"Canadian scientists have built a functioning computer simulation of the human
brain, dubbed Spaun, that's able to recognize characters and perform simple actions.
The team at the University of Waterloo's Centre for Theoretical Neuroscience built
the brain from 2.5 million computer-simulated neurons, compared to the average
human, who has 80-100 billion.
The simulated neurons are modeled to behave as closely to human neurons as
possible, and can be set up with specific algorithms to mimic different sections of the
human brain."
See:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/12...r_model_brain/