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Researchers run detailed mouse cortex simulation on Japan’s Fugaku supercomputer
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Scientists from the Allen Institute and Japan’s University of Electro-Communications have built one of the most detailed virtual models of the mouse cortex to date, simulating roughly 9 million neurons and 26 billion synapses across 86 regions on the Fugaku supercomputer.
Scientists are on the verge of simulating a human brain using the world's most powerful supercomputers, aiming to unlock secrets of brain function. Led by researchers at Germany's Jülich Research Centre, the project leverages the JUPITER supercomputer to model 20 billion neurons. This breakthrough could enable testing of theories on memory and drug effects that smaller models cannot achieve.