Scientists have created a chip imitating the work of the human brain

Researchers from 15 European research institutes have announced the creation of a computer chip Spykey, successfully simulating the operation of the human brain. Researchers from 15 European research institutes together in joint BrainScaleS to create artificial electronic version of the human brain, have announced that they have created a computer chip Spikey, which successfully mimics the brain. Such neuromorphic chips already exist, but now they can only simulate a particular circuit of the brain. A Spikey can recreate any of them. Experts note that all modern computers are capable of working and analyze data much faster than a person, but in practice they are only effective for solving specific tasks. The human brain, thanks to its unique design is universal.      The project BrainScaleS Professor Karl-Heinz Mayer of the University of Heidelberg in Germany and his colleagues managed to create chips Spikey, mimicking the brain. It contains circuits that act as neurons, able to mimic and synapses - the connections between nerve cells in the brain. "The chip is being developed by 2005. The main idea was to create a new paradigm of computation. Instead coherent processing of digital information, as do traditional computers nevromorfni our systems use analog signals that occur in the brain. This ensures computers Halter computing power with low power consumption, "- says one of the developers Spikey Thomas Pfeyl. Such developments do several other companies. From IBM, for example, said they have completed the calculation of the mathematical model of the brain, which consists of 10 billion neurons.