G.PULLAIAH G.PULLAIAH COLLEGE OF COLLEGE OF

ENGINEERING & ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY(AT),TECHNOLOGY(AT),

KURNOOL,KURNOOL,ANDHRA ANDHRA PRADESHPRADESH

BLUE BRAINBLUE BRAIN

Prepared by,Prepared by, D. Sruthi Reddy,D. Sruthi Reddy,

08AT1A0521,08AT1A0521,22ndnd CSE CSE

Contents:Contents:1 INTRODUCTION1 INTRODUCTION2 WHAT IS BLUE BRAIN2 WHAT IS BLUE BRAIN3 WHAT IS VIRTUAL BRAIN3 WHAT IS VIRTUAL BRAIN4 FUNCTION OF NATURAL BRAIN4 FUNCTION OF NATURAL BRAIN5 BRAIN SIMULATION5 BRAIN SIMULATION66 CURRENT RESEARCH WORKCURRENT RESEARCH WORK7 HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQIREMENT7 HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQIREMENT8 ADVANTAGES8 ADVANTAGES9 DISADVANTAGE9 DISADVANTAGE10 CONCLUSION10 CONCLUSION

INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION

Human Brain—The most valuable Human Brain—The most valuable creation of GODcreation of GOD

The intelligence of a person is lost The intelligence of a person is lost after his/her deathafter his/her death

Is there any solution for this?Is there any solution for this?

WHAT IS BLUE BRAIN?WHAT IS BLUE BRAIN?

BLUE BRAIN—The world’s first BLUE BRAIN—The world’s first virtual brainvirtual brain

It’s being developed by IBMIt’s being developed by IBM Within 30 years we will be able to Within 30 years we will be able to

scan ourselves into computersscan ourselves into computers

WHAT IS VIRTUAL BRAIN?WHAT IS VIRTUAL BRAIN?

A machine that functions as our A machine that functions as our BrainBrain

We can just call it as Artificial We can just call it as Artificial BrainBrain

Possible by using Super Possible by using Super ComputersComputers

WHY DO WE NEED VIRTUAL WHY DO WE NEED VIRTUAL BRAIN??BRAIN??

To upload the contents of human To upload the contents of human brainbrain

To keep a person’s To keep a person’s intelligence/skill aliveintelligence/skill alive

To remember the things without To remember the things without any effortany effort

FUNCTIONING OF HUMAN FUNCTIONING OF HUMAN BRAINBRAIN

Sensory Input :-Sensory Input :- Receiving input such as sound ,image, etcReceiving input such as sound ,image, etc through sensory cell .through sensory cell . Interpretation.Interpretation. Interpretation of the received input by the Interpretation of the received input by the

brain by defining states of neurons in the brain by defining states of neurons in the brain.brain.

Motor Output.Motor Output. Receiving of electric responses from the Receiving of electric responses from the

brain tobrain to perform any action .perform any action .

BRAIN SIMUALATIONBRAIN SIMUALATIONNatural Brain vs Artificial BrainNatural Brain vs Artificial Brain

INPUTINPUT Through the natural Through the natural

neurons neurons

INTERPRETATIONINTERPRETATION By different states By different states

of the neurons in the of the neurons in the brain brain

INPUTINPUT Through the silicon Through the silicon

chip or artificial chip or artificial neurons neurons

INTERPRETATIONINTERPRETATION By a set of bits in the By a set of bits in the

set of register set of register

OUTPUTOUTPUT Through the natural Through the natural

neurons.neurons. PROCESSINGPROCESSING Through arithmetic Through arithmetic

and logical and logical calculations calculations

OUTPUTOUTPUT Through the silicon Through the silicon

chip .chip . PROCESSINGPROCESSING Through arithmetic Through arithmetic

and logical and logical calculation and calculation and artificial intelligenceartificial intelligence

MEMORYMEMORY Through permanent Through permanent

states of neurons states of neurons

MEMORYMEMORY Through Secondary Through Secondary

memory memory

ARTIFICIAL NUERAL NETWORK

UPLOADING HUMAN BRAINUPLOADING HUMAN BRAIN

The uploading is possible by the use of The uploading is possible by the use of small robots known as the small robots known as the nanobots.nanobots.

These robots are small enough toThese robots are small enough to travel travel through out our circulatory system.through out our circulatory system.

Nanobots could also carefully scan the Nanobots could also carefully scan the structure of our brain, providing a structure of our brain, providing a complete readout of the connection.complete readout of the connection.

This information, when entered This information, when entered into a computer, could then into a computer, could then continue to function as us.continue to function as us.

Thus the data stored in the entire Thus the data stored in the entire brain will be uploaded into the brain will be uploaded into the

computer.computer.

RESEARCH WORKRESEARCH WORK

IBM developing the “Blue brain” IBM, in partnership with scientists at IBM, in partnership with scientists at

Switzerland’s Ecole Polytechnique Switzerland’s Ecole Polytechnique Federale De Lausanne’s(EPFL) Brain Federale De Lausanne’s(EPFL) Brain and Mind Institute will begin and Mind Institute will begin simulating the brain’s biological simulating the brain’s biological systemssystems

Software & Hardware RequirementSoftware & Hardware Requirement

22.8 TFLOPS peak processing speed.22.8 TFLOPS peak processing speed. 8,096 CPUs at 700 MHz (downgraded to 8,096 CPUs at 700 MHz (downgraded to

handle massive parallel processing).handle massive parallel processing). 256MB to 512MB memory per processor.256MB to 512MB memory per processor. Linux and C++ software.Linux and C++ software. 100 kilowatts power consumption.100 kilowatts power consumption. very powerful Nanobots to act as the interface very powerful Nanobots to act as the interface

between the natural brain and the computer.between the natural brain and the computer.

ADVANTAGESADVANTAGES Intelligence of a person is not lost even Intelligence of a person is not lost even

after his deathafter his death Things can be remembered easily without Things can be remembered easily without

much effortmuch effort Allowing deaf to hear via nerve simulationAllowing deaf to hear via nerve simulation Making decisions without the presence of Making decisions without the presence of

the personthe person

DISADVANTAGESDISADVANTAGES

We become dependent upon the computer

Others may use technical knowledge against us.

Another fear is found today with respect to human cloning

We will be able to turn ourselves into computers

ANY QUERIESANY QUERIES

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