Supercomputer to build 3D brain

Published 07/06/05 By BBC


The neocortex is organised into thousands of columns of neurons. Neuroscientists are to build the most detailed model of the human brain with the help of an IBM supercomputer. Experts at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland, will spend the next two years creating a 3D simulation of the neocortex. Click for more...