Researchers have developed a computer based brain which mimics the functionality of the human brain better than the status quo. Spaun, the virtual brain, has the ability to learn new tasks, lose memories, and make mistakes , much like the human brain. “Our hope is that you could try out different possible treatments quickly to see how the brain reacts and how each one changes behaviour before testing them in people,” says Terrence Stewart, a post-doctoral researcher with the Centre for Theoretical Neuroscience at Waterloo and project manager for Spaun.
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