Reverse Engineering the Brain
References
- http://www.engineeringchallenges.org/cms/8996/9109.aspx
- http://phys.org/news/2012-06-google-team-self-teaching-cats.html
- http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/08/reverse-engineering-brain-kurzweil/
- http://www.engineeringchallenges.org/cms/8996/9109.aspx
- http://i.bnet.com/blogs/brain_chip_illustration-large.jpg?tag=content;siu-container
Delaney Clatterbuck
Jennifer Frix
Eric Foster
Future
- Brain will most likely reverse-engineered by 2030
- Further advances are needed in the technology for understanding the brain in the first place
- More non-invasive methods to study the brain
- Better ways to study nerve cell signals
Reverse Engineering
- The process of discovering the technological principles of a device or system through analysis of its structure, function, and operation
- The key to reverse-engineering the human brain lies in decoding and simulating the cerebral cortex — the seat of cognition
Projects
- Google team- self-teaching computer to recognize cats
- Algorithms used in speech recognition
- Machine vision systems
- Implants to treat hearing loss and Parkinson’s disease
- Systems to control artificial limbs
Significance
- Knowing how and why the brain works and fails
- Solutions to brain and neurological disorders
- Computers capable of emulating human intelligence
- Reproducing intelligence