Swiss team's microchips mimic our brains
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July 24, 2013, Wednesday
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RESEARCHERS in Switzerland say they have made microchips that imitate the way our brains process information, unlocking some of the mystery around how the world's most efficient computer functions.
Scientists at the University of Zurich and ETH Zurich, together with colleagues in Germany and the United States, have created electronic systems comparable to a human brain both in size, speed and energy consumption, the university said late Monday.
Like the brain, the so-called neuromorphic chips are capable of processing and reacting to information in real-time, the university's statement said.
"The challenge is to build something as close as possible to an actual brain," Giacomo Indiveri, a University of Zurich professor of Neuroinformatics and one of the researchers on the project.
Using neuromorphic chips as artificial neurons, the researchers built networks that can perform tasks requiring short-term memory and decision-making and analytical abilities, Indiveri added.
The technology could over time become a useful tool, allowing robots to "navigate autonomously in an environment and survive without someone with a remote control," he said.
Scientists at the University of Zurich and ETH Zurich, together with colleagues in Germany and the United States, have created electronic systems comparable to a human brain both in size, speed and energy consumption, the university said late Monday.
Like the brain, the so-called neuromorphic chips are capable of processing and reacting to information in real-time, the university's statement said.
"The challenge is to build something as close as possible to an actual brain," Giacomo Indiveri, a University of Zurich professor of Neuroinformatics and one of the researchers on the project.
Using neuromorphic chips as artificial neurons, the researchers built networks that can perform tasks requiring short-term memory and decision-making and analytical abilities, Indiveri added.
The technology could over time become a useful tool, allowing robots to "navigate autonomously in an environment and survive without someone with a remote control," he said.
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