So you want to simulate a cat brain

[LizardKing]

All you need is the 4th largest super computer in the world and 144 terabytes of ram!
http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2009-11/digital-cat-brain-runs-blue-gene-supercomputer

Nature never fails to amaze.

 

[willhub]

How many computers and TB's of ram would you need to simulate a human brain? If it where possible.

Does this "cat brain" think it's a real cat?

 

[antijoke]

Does it want milk?

 

[LeJosh]

Can I be the first to say "LOLcat". Thanks.

 

[Sparky__H]

Does this "cat brain" think it's a real cat?

Without the genetic pre-programming and sensory inputs it's just blank brain piece without a body, task or purpose.

It's a bad title really is should read "Simulation of similar size to cats brain". Looks like they are just bumping up the number of simulated neurons and synapses compared to the last test.

 

[POB]

Apples new OS will be called Mac Os 10.7 Cat Brain

 

[Vonhelmet]

Ha, as if. How can they even claim it works anything like a cat brain when we don't know how a cat brain works?

 

[LizardKing]

It's a bad title really is should read "Simulation of similar size to cats brain". Looks like they are just bumping up the number of simulated neurons and synapses compared to the last test.

Ah but who would read "super computer simulates more neurons and synapses"

 

[Goldy]

So is that what its capable of, or what it actually does.

lol Can I haz brainz?

 

[LeJosh]

How many computers and TB's of ram would you need to simulate a human brain? If it where possible.

Does this "cat brain" think it's a real cat?

Says in the article they got 1% of the human cerebral cortex done/simulated/whatever the word should be, this year. So. a lot more I suspect.

 

[Cosimo]

Apples new OS will be called Mac Os 10.7 Cat Brain

Cray launches the CRAY CX1-CAT supercomputer.

 

[Maccy]

Gaming on that would be fun

 

[NickK]

Question that this should be able to answer:

1. Heisenberg uncertainty principle - is the cat in the box dead or alive.. no it's a virtual abstraction..

2. If you place buttered toast facing upward on top of the supercomputer and an expensive carpet underneath, will the supercomputer vat and toast revolve indefinately thus when attached to a generator, be able to be used to offset the supercomputer power requirements?

 

[Yamahahahahaha]

I wonder how many dead cats it contains.

 

[Tefal]

Ha, as if. How can they even claim it works anything like a cat brain when we don't know how a cat brain works?

i think it's just cat level/number of neurons simulated, not an actual cat's mind.

 

[Bes]

How many computers and TB's of ram would you need to simulate a human brain?

Depends on the human; looking at some of the thread titles in GD, I suspect a pocket calculator would suffice for some here.

 

[arknor]

maybe next they will simulate a womans brain in some desperate attempt to finally understand WTF is going on inside there heads

 

[LizardKing]

maybe next they will simulate a womans brain in some desperate attempt to finally understand WTF is going on inside there heads

that would take more energy than reaching the speed of light!

 

[Tefal]

maybe next they will simulate a womans brain in some desperate attempt to finally understand WTF is going on inside there heads

The computer will get in a huff and refuse to print out anything till the scientists buys it some chocolates and tells it it's heat sink doesn't make it look fat.

 

[LeJosh]

The computer will get in a huff and refuse to print out anything till the scientists buys it some chocolates and tells it it's heat sink doesn't make it look fat.

All I can picture now is some Futurama-esque robot.