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BLUE BRAIN
Prepared by,
D. Sruthi Reddy,
08AT1A0521,
2nd CSE
INTRODUCTION
Human Brainâ€The most valuable creation of GOD
The intelligence of a person is lost after his/her death
Is there any solution for this
WHAT IS BLUE BRAIN
BLUE BRAINâ€The worldâ„¢s first virtual brain
Itâ„¢s being developed by IBM
Within 30 years we will be able to scan ourselves into computers
WHAT IS VIRTUAL BRAIN
A machine that functions as our Brain
We can just call it as Artificial Brain
Possible by using Super Computers
WHY DO WE NEED VIRTUAL BRAIN
To upload the contents of human brain
To keep a personâ„¢s intelligence/skill alive
To remember the things without any effort
FUNCTIONING OF HUMAN BRAIN
Sensory Input :-
Receiving input such as sound ,image, etc
through sensory cell .
Interpretation.
Interpretation of the received input by the brain by defining states of neurons in the brain.
Motor Output.
Receiving of electric responses from the brain to perform any action .
UPLOADING HUMAN BRAIN
The uploading is possible by the use of small robots known as the nanobots.
These robots are small enough to travel through out our circulatory system.
Nanobots could also carefully scan the structure of our brain, providing a complete readout of the connection.
àThis information, when entered into a computer, could then continue to function as us.
àThus the data stored in the entire brain will be uploaded into the computer.
RESEARCH WORK
IBM developing the Blue brain
IBM, in partnership with scientists at Switzerlandâ„¢s Ecole Polytechnique Federale De Lausanneâ„¢s(EPFL) Brain and Mind Institute will begin simulating the brainâ„¢s biological systems
Software & Hardware Requirement
22.8 TFLOPS peak processing speed.
8,096 CPUs at 700 MHz (downgraded to handle massive parallel processing).
256MB to 512MB memory per processor.
Linux and C++ software.
100 kilowatts power consumption.
very powerful Nanobots to act as the interface between the natural brain and the computer.
ADVANTAGES
Intelligence of a person is not lost even after his death
Things can be remembered easily without much effort
Allowing deaf to hear via nerve simulation
Making decisions without the presence of the person
DISADVANTAGES
We become dependent upon the computer
Others may use technical knowledge against us.
Another fear is found today with respect to human cloning
