Blue Brain is the name given to the virtual human brain. it would be the world's first virtual human brain.

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3. INTRODUCTION
• HUMAN BRAIN
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• THE ANSWER TO THE ABOVE QUESTIONS IS :- “BLUE BRAIN”

4. WHAT IS VIRTUAL BRAIN?
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5. WHAT IS BLUE BRAIN?
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>>MEMORY >>INTELLIGENCE
>>IMAGINATIONS >>THOUGHTS
>>EVERYTHING

6. THE BLUE BRAIN PROJECT
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7. HENRY MARKRAM
Neuroscientist, EPFL
Director of BLUE BRAIN Project

8. THE BLUE BRAIN PROJECT
The simulations are carried out on a Blue Gene supercomputer built by IBM
BLUE GENE SUPER COMPUTER (IBM)

9. HUMAN BRAIN

10. Neocortex of brain showing
neurons in neocortical column.
Brain continuously forms
networks among these cells.
Huge neuronal network,
Neurons uses electrical and chemical
signals to communicate.

11. FUNCTIONING OF BRAIN
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12. BRAIN SIMULATION
INPUT
Through the silicon chip or
artificial neurons
INTERPRETATION
By a set of bits in the set of
register
Natural brain Vs Simulated brain

13. OUTPUT
Through the natural
neurons.
PROCESSING
Through arithmetic and
logical calculations
MEMORY
Through permanent states
of neurons
OUTPUT
Through the silicon chip.
PROCESSING
Through arithmetic and
logical calculation and
artificial intelligence
MEMORY
Through Secondary
memory
Natural brain Vs Simulated brain

14.  How the Blue brain will work…??
 How the human brain will be uploaded
into it …??
 Possible due to the fast growing
technology.
HOW DOES IT WORK?

15. NANOTECHNOLOGY
 Nanobots could carefully scan the structure of our brain, providing a
complete readout of the connection.
 This information, when entered into a computer, could then continue to
function as us.
 Thus the data stored in the entire brain will be uploaded into the computer.

16.  The project will search for insights into how human beings
think and remember.
 Scientists think that blue brain could also help to cure many
brain diseases including the well known Parkinson disease.
 The brain circuitry is in a complex state of flux, the brain
rewiring itself every moment of its existence. If the scientists
can crack open the secret of how and why the brain does it,
the knowledge could lead to new breed of supercomputers.
Objectives of blue brain
project

17.  A very good example of utilization of blue brain is the case
"short term memory
 We can implant a micro chip into brain to act as secondary
memory.

18.  One of the most important aspect of blue brain project is that
we can retain memory and intelligence even after a person dies.

19. ADVANTAGES
 Remembering things without any effort.
 Making decision without the presence of a person.
 Using intelligence of a person after the death .
 Curing various brain disease as we could study them
properly.

20.  We may become dependent upon the computer for making
decisions.
 Others may use technical knowledge against us.
 Another fear is found with respect to human cloning.

21. Sources :
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Gene
 http://www.artificialbrains.com/blue-brain-project#data
 http://technology-report.com/category/artificial-intelligence/blue-brain-
artificial-intelligence/
 http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=brain-project-neuron-to-whole-
brain