We cannot experimentally map out the brain. It's just too big. In a piece of the brain the size of a pinhead there are 3,000 pathways like a city with 3,000 streets. Henry Markram 000bigbrain Change image and share on social
A meticulous virtual copy of the human brain would enable basic research on brain cells and circuits or computer-based drug trials. Henry Markram basebasicbrain Change image and share on social
Everybody agrees that the brain is a remarkable machine. It's capable of generating an enormous number of phenomena, some of them very obvious and some of them less obvious. But I think that in the end there are going to be some very basic explanations for many things: emotions, awareness, consciousness, attention, perception, recognition. Henry Markram agreeattentionawareness share on social
Think of a forest, then imagine taking 10,000 trees and squeezing them together until there is essentially no space between them. That's what the neocortical column looks like. Henry Markram 000columnessentially Change image and share on social
You stimulate the neo-cortex, it produces a symphony. But it's not just a symphony of perception. It's a symphony of your universe. Your reality. Henry Markram cortexneoperception Change image and share on social