Henry Markram quotes

A meticulous virtual copy of the human brain would enable basic research on brain cells and circuits or computer-based drug trials. (Henry Markram)
I was always interested in curing the brain. View quote
Henry Markram
99 percent of what you see is not what comes in through the eyes. It is what you infer about that room. View quote
Henry Markram
Think of a forest, then imagine taking 10,000 trees and squeezing them together until there is essentially no space between them. That's what the neocortical column looks like. View quote
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People are afraid of detail and complexity. View quote
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We cannot experimentally map out the brain. It's just too big. In a piece of the brain the size of a pinhead there are 3,000 pathways like a city with 3,000 streets. View quote
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The brain builds a version of the universe and projects this version of the universe like a bubble all around us. So I can say with some certainty, 'I think therefore I am.' But I cannot say, 'You think therefore you are,' because you are within my perceptual bubble. View quote
Henry Markram

Henry Markram

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Occupation: Israeli Scientist
Born: March 28, 1962
Quotes count: 7