The document discusses the Blue Brain project, which aims to create a virtual brain by simulating the human brain on supercomputers. The project involves acquiring data on neuronal structures from brain slices, simulating the behavior of neurons and synapses using software like NEURON, and visualizing the results. The long term goals are to understand how human memory and cognition work, develop treatments for brain disorders, and potentially upload a human brain digitally. The project uses IBM's Blue Gene supercomputers and requires large memory, processing power, and nanobots to interface with natural brains. Applications include remembering without effort, using intelligence after death, and drug discovery without animal testing.

1. BLUE BRAIN
Guided By Presented By:
Mr.Deepak K.P Prakash.T
Assistant Professor R11U012
Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering S7,CSE

2. •CONTENTS
• INTRODUCTION
• WORKING OF A NATURAL BRAIN
• BRAIN SIMULATION
• BLUE BRAIN PROJECT
• ADVANTAGES
• HARDWARE & SOFTWARE REQUIREMENT
• APPLICATIONS
• FUTURE WORK
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
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3. •INTRODUCTION
• Human brain, the most valuable creation of God. The
man is called intelligent because of the brain.
• But we loss the knowledge from a brain when the body
is destroyed after the death of man.
• Is it really possible to create a human brain?
• “YES", The IBM & EPFL is now developing a virtual brain
known as the BLUE BRAIN.
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4. •INTRODUCTION(CONT)
• What is a Virtual Brain ?
•Virtual brain is an artificial brain.
•interface the data stored in the natural brain.
• Why we need Virtual Brain ?
•Intelligence , knowledge and skill of a person
can be made eternal.
• How is it possible ?
•Nanobots.
•These robots are enough to travel throughout
our circulatory systems.
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5. •INTRODUCTION(CONT)
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6. • UTILIZATION OF BLUE BRAIN
• Short Term Memory.
• In some movies we would have noticed that some
person will be having short term memories.
• When a person gets older, they starts forgetting or
takes a bit more time to recognize to a person.
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7. •Working of a Natural Brain
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8. •Working of a Natural Brain(Cont)
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EAR
TONGUE
NOSE
EYES

9. INPUT
 Through natural Neurons.
 By Sensory cells.
 INTERPRETATION
 By different states of Neurons in
the Brain.
OUTPUT
 Through Natural Neurons.
PROCESSING
 Arithmetic and Logical
Calculations.
MEMORY
 Through permanent states of
Neurons.
INPUT
 Artificial Neurons with silicon
chips .
 Electric Impulses.
INTERPRETATION
 By a set of bits in the set of
register.
OUTPUT
 Through Silicon Chips.
PROCESSING
 Arithmetic and Logical Calculations
and Artificial Intelligence.
MEMORY
 Through Secondary memory
•Brain Simulation
Natural Brain Simulated Brain
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10. •Blue Brain Project
• IBM’s blue brain project will search for insights into
how human beings think and remember.
• To upload contents of natural brain.
• To keep the intelligence and skill of any person forever.
• To remember things without any effort.
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Goals And Objectives

11. •Blue Brain Project(Cont)
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Architecture of Blue Gene

12. •Blue Brain Project(Cont)
 Data Acquisition
 Simulation
 Visualization
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Steps to build a Virtual Brain

13. •Blue Brain Project(Cont)
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• Taking brain slices & studying it under a
microscope.
• Neuronal 3D morphologies are reconstructed
using Neurolucida software package.
• Electrophysiological behaviour of neurons is
studied using a 12-patch clamp.
Data Acquisition

14. •Blue Brain Project(Cont)
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Data Acquisition

15. •Blue Brain Project(Cont)
• Primary Software called NEURON.
• Written in C,C++ and FORTRAN.
• BBP-SDK is set of software classes.
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Simulation

16. •Blue Brain Project(Cont)
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Simulation

17. •Blue Brain Project(Cont)
• RTNeuron is the primary application used by
the BBP.
• Written in C++ & Open GL.
• Animations can be stopped,started & zoomed.
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Visualization of Results

18. •Blue Brain Project(Cont)
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Visualization of Results

19. •ADVANTAGES
Gathering and Testing many years of Data.
 Curing the Parkinson’s disease.
Tool for Drug Discovery for Brain Disorders.
No more medicinal trials on animals.
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20. • HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIRMENT
• BLUE GENE SUPERCOMPUTER
• Operating system: Linux SuSE SLES 10
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21. • HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIRMENT(CONT)
• Memory with a very large storing capacity.
• Processor with a very high processing power.
• A very wide network.
• A program (written in Linux or C++) to convert the electric
impulses from the brain to input signal.
• Very powerful Nanobots to act as the interface between
the natural brain and the computer.
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22. •APPLICATIONS
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• We can remember things without any effort.
• Decision can be made without the presence of
a person.
• Even after the death of a man his intelligence
can be used.
• The activity of different animals can be
understood.
• It would allow the deaf to hear via direct nerve
stimulation.

23. •FUTURE WORK
• Researchers at Microsoft's Media Presence Lab are
developing a "virtual brain “,called MyLifeBits.
• Project aims to make database of human memories.
• By 2047, almost all information will be in cyberspace
including all knowledge and creative works.
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24. •CONCLUSION
• We will be able to transfer ourselves into computers
at some point.
• It will bring both benefits and harm to human society.
• Blue Gene supercomputers can simulate up to 100
cortical columns, 1 million neurons, and 1 billion
synapses at once.
• Despite the sheer complexity, it is predicted that the
project will capable by the year 2023.
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25. •REFERENCES
[1] “Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society”, 2012. EMBS
2012. 30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
[2] Henry Markram, “The Blue Brain Project”, Nature Reviews
Neuroscience 2013 February.
[3] Simulated brain closer to thought BBC News 22 April 2013.
[4] Blue Gene: http://www.research.ibm.com/bluegene
[5] The Blue Brain Project: http://bluebrainproject.epfl.ch
[6] Blue Gene: http://www.research.ibm.com/bluegene
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26. Discussion
Thank You
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