brain emulation technology
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Brain Emulation Technology
Technology and Applications Overview May 2013
What is BrainChip?The brain is a huge, interactive information
carrier whose prime function is to LEARNNew tasks are learned on top of lower level
tasks that were learned previouslyTasks need to be learned before the brain can
control anythingFor example: Limbs provide proprioception
feedback through which the brain learns to control that limb
Brainchip’s BrainChip emulates all these functions in silicon
Anatomy of BrainChipBrainChip is an array of digital electronic
neurons that learn from sensory input through repetition and intensity like the brain does, rather than being programmed
BrainChip contains exact copies of all the functions of biological neural cells, including structure, synaptic memory and plasticity
BrainChip matches pulse patterns in input streams once they have been learned
BrainChip ApplicationMedicine-brain interaction and effects analysis
need emulation technology:Emulation of major sections of the brain takes
large supercomputers (A blue-gene /P with 147,456 processors can emulate 0.0144%)
A PC with an array of BrainChip processors can emulate the brain in real time
BrainChip ApplicationsA more intelligent ‘Furby’ toy
that learns by interacting with a child
Toys that look out for the kidsRoboticsMany examples in fiction: ‘Ted’,
‘C-3PO’, ’R2-D2’ etc.
We could make this fiction real…
BrainChip ApplicationsProsthetic limbs that are controlled
by the brainNerve endings in the stump provide
pulse streams that are interpreted by the chip
The chip provides the correct feedback to the brain
A microprocessor gets input from the chip and controls motors in the limb (artificial muscle)
BrainChip eye and ear implants
Cochlear implants. The Audio waves are converted to a pulse stream, which is processed by the chip and injected into the amygdala
• Retina implants. An array of light sensors is connected to the chip, which performs the edge detection and colour separation that is done by the eye and injects the resulting pulse streams into the optical nerve
BrainChip Apps: Driverless Vehicles‘Programmed’ self-driving vehicles are potentially
dangerous because the programmer is not aware of ALL possible ‘real world’ scenarios that the machine will encounter
A vehicle that contains our chip, which has been taught to drive like a human operator learns from unexpected situations and uses knowledge to address each situation
BrainChip Apps: Drones and Air Transport
Provide expert control of unmanned air and water drones for commercial and military apps
Monitor the actions of pilots and foot soldiersReceive radio communications and verify that the pilot
or soldier understands and is following instructionsExtract voice communications from noiseA test by Theodore Berger at USC shows that a neural
system can recognise words in a signal with 85% noise – way beyond human limits
BrainChip Applications: Security
Monitor secure areas for people’s presence actions, and authority to be there
Determine access to an area by face recognition
Determine the difference between people and animals entering an area
BrainChip App: GreenTechUtilities – Monitor and learn people’s habits
for automatic home and office climate controlFuel economy – Monitor and learn people’s
driving habits for optimized fuel consumption in vehicles
BrainChip apps: Gaming
Character personalities are generated in a neural networks
A BrainChip device will increase the precision and processing speed of characters’ personality
Learns from games won and lost, increasing the level of interaction
Next StepsIdentify a semiconductor partner to produce a
commercial grade chip to address these BrainChip application opportunities
Explore non-dilutive government funding for brain research and technology
Raise equity funding to:$600,000 - Produce the commercial prototypeStaff the company$6 million – Production chip
Go to market Exit
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