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Replicating Insect Brains on Computers

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What is the reason that replicating the human brain on a computer is complex?

Due to the large number of neurons (correct)

Due to the lack of technology

Due to the complexity of the human brain

Due to the lack of interest in studying the human brain

Which animal's brain do neuroscientists study as a model system?

Dogs

Cats

Insects (correct)

Birds

What is the number of neurons in a dragonfly's brain?

1 million (correct)

10 million

100 million

1 billion

What is the specialty of dragonflies?

Hunting Signup and view all the answers

What do dragonflies perform to intercept prey?

Coordinate transformations Signup and view all the answers

What is a computational step?

A single neuron or a layer of neurons working in parallel Signup and view all the answers

How many computational steps do dragonflies capture how to intercept in?

Four Signup and view all the answers

What can be identified and studied with available tools?

A small neural circuit Signup and view all the answers

What has been built as a model of the neural circuit that calculates how dragonflies should turn?

A computer chip Signup and view all the answers

What is the goal of studying insect nervous systems?

To build a computer chip that does the same things as biological brains Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Replicating human brain on a computer is complex due to 86 billion neurons.
Insects have fascinating brains that neuroscientists study as model systems.
Dragonflies are hunting specialists with only one million neurons.
Dragonflies perform coordinate transformations to intercept prey.
A computational step is a single neuron or a layer of neurons working in parallel.
Dragonflies capture how to intercept in only four computational steps.
A small neural circuit can be identified and studied with available tools.
A model of the neural circuit that calculates how dragonflies should turn has been built.
The goal is to build a computer chip that does the same things as biological brains.
Insect nervous systems offer an opportunity to understand brains through the creation of computers.

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Explore how neuroscientists study insect brains, like those of dragonflies, to understand the complexity of replicating biological brains on computer chips. Learn about the computational steps and neural circuits involved in intercepting prey, and the goal of mimicking biological brain functions on computer chips.