Abstract
Modeling the BrainNeurons are pretty complicated cells. They display an endless variety of shapes that sprout highly variable numbers of axons and dendrites; they sport time- and voltage-dependent ion channels along with an impressive array of neurotransmitter receptors; and they connect intimately with near neighbors as well as former neighbors who have since moved away. Simulating a sizeable chunk of brain tissue has recently become achievable, thanks to advances in computer hardware and software.Eliasmithet al.(p.1202; see the Perspective byMachens) present their million-neuron model of the brain and show that it can recognize numerals, remember lists of digits, and write down those lists—tasks that seem effortless for a human but that encompass the triad of perception, cognition, and behavior.
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Created | 12 years, 8 months ago (Nov. 29, 2012, 2:15 p.m.) |
Deposited | 4 months ago (April 22, 2025, 8:01 p.m.) |
Indexed | 55 minutes ago (Aug. 27, 2025, 1:59 a.m.) |
Issued | 12 years, 8 months ago (Nov. 30, 2012) |
Published | 12 years, 8 months ago (Nov. 30, 2012) |
Published Print | 12 years, 8 months ago (Nov. 30, 2012) |
@article{Eliasmith_2012, title={A Large-Scale Model of the Functioning Brain}, volume={338}, ISSN={1095-9203}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1225266}, DOI={10.1126/science.1225266}, number={6111}, journal={Science}, publisher={American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)}, author={Eliasmith, Chris and Stewart, Terrence C. and Choo, Xuan and Bekolay, Trevor and DeWolf, Travis and Tang, Yichuan and Rasmussen, Daniel}, year={2012}, month=nov, pages={1202–1205} }