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The human brain's power could compete with any machine. And now a group of scientists from across Europe are trying to build one using the world's most p1. computer.

Our brains have 100 billion neurons Each one performs billions of ‘calculations’ second s2. to a desktop computer.

So the brain computer will need to be able to do a billion calculations.

Finding a way to power the supercomputer will be one of the Scientists' major challenges. They hope to c3. it within 12 years.

Group leader, Professor Henry Markram, said, “The billions of interconnected neurons make it hard for us to truly understand how the brain works. Simulating it will make it much e4. allowing us to operate and measure any aspect of the brain.”

The brain will be built in facility in Germany. It will have thousands of 3D images, so scientists can “fly” around different areas and w5. how they communicate with each other.

If the “brain” works, it will help scientists understand brain diseases such as Parkinson's, and know more about how we think and make d6..

There are concerns about the consequences of the computers which can think for themselves. But Professor Markram said “This is one of the t7. great challengers for humans. We need to understand earth, space and the brain. We need to understand what makes us human.”

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