Swiss lab works with IBM to uncover power of brain

Swiss lab works with IBM to uncover power of brain - Computerworld: "On July 1, Swiss researchers and IBM plan to start up a detailed supercomputer model of part of a rat's brain that could eventually lead to better understanding of brain circuitry in humans.

The researchers will map out the neocortical column, the basic building block of the neocortex, which is responsible for higher information-processing functions in mammals. The rat model could lead to new understanding of the causes of psychiatric problems in human brains, and a later stage of the project could help the search for cures, researchers say."

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