ICT&health September 6, 2024
Is it possible to simulate the human brain? Yes, and that is the goal of The Virtual Brain, an open-source neuroinformatics platform. Interview with Professor Petra Ritter, PhD, Director of the Brain Simulation Section at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Johanna Quandt Professor for Brain Simulation at Berlin Institute of Health at Charité (BIH), co-founder of The Virtual Brain, and leader of the Testing and Experimentation Facility Health AI and Robotics TEF-Health.
Is it possible to simulate the human brain – a complex yet unexplored organ?
It is possible, yet at a degree of resolution that is much more abstract and simplified than the real brain.
How did the Virtual Brain Project start? And what obstacles did you have to overcome...