The debate on how to describe consciousness is lively in the research community. A recent paper in Neuroscience of Consciousness develops an analytical comparison between a clinical tool for assessing residual conscious activity, the so-called Perturbational Complexity Index, and a theoretical model of consciousness that is different from the one that inspired it, the Global Neuronal Workspace Theory, showing that they are compatible for a number of theoretical and empirical reasons.
Researchers of the Human Brain Project have taken inspiration from the most evolved region of the human brain – the prefrontal cortex – to advance learning in artificial neural networks. Their work has recently been published in PLOS Computational Biology.
Human Brain Project researchers provide a deeper understanding of the dynamics of brain activity during states of unconsciousness, opening doors to potential therapeutic interventions.
The Human Brain Project (HBP) Innovation Team is delighted to share that on May 30th and 31st, the HBP Fundraising Bootcamp for start-ups took place at the EBRAINS headquarters in Brussels. Over the course of two full days, the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) successfully brought together nine HBP entrepreneurs with six recognized international business angels and venture capital institutions from Europe and the USA. The event also welcomed members of the European Innovation Council (EIC). The initiative provided an opportunity for reflection and discussion on the most relevant challenges faced by technology leaders and researchers working in the Neuroscience …
A key challenge in neuroscience is to understand how the brain can adapt to a changing world, even with a relatively static anatomy. The way the brain’s areas are structurally and functionally related to each other – its connectivity – is a key component. In order to explain its dynamics and functions, we also need to add another piece to the puzzle: receptors. Now, a new mapping by Human Brain Project (HBP) researchers from the Forschungszentrum Jülich (Germany) and Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf (Germany), in collaboration with scientists from the University of Bristol (UK), New York University (USA), Child Mind Institute (USA), …
Researchers of the Human Brain Project have used a model-based approach to identify the brain circuits implicated in consciousness. The results of the study, a collaboration between Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona and University of Liège, have been published in the journal Human Brain Mapping. The team studied the propagation of signals in models of the brain of patients with disorders of consciousness (DoC), identifying two relevant circuits in the posterior cortical region and the thalamo-frontotemporal region. The results bring more understanding of the inner workings of brain networks and could improve diagnosis and even provide treatment targets for people …
The Human Brain Project (HBP) is present at the EuroNanoForum 2023, which is being held in Lund (Sweden), from June 11th to 13th during the Swedish presidency of the council of the European Union. The session organised by the HBP presented four talks focusing on advances from brain- and technology research that address major societal issues.
Do intelligent people think faster than others when solving problems? The results of a new study by Human Brain Project researchers at Charité University Berlin together with their collaborator at University Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, published in Nature Communications, are challenging this long-held assumption in intelligence research. Taking a biologically inspired approach, they built 650 personalized brain network models (BNMs) based on data from the Human Connectome Project and simulated the brain dynamics involved in problem solving.
As a long-term and large-scale research initiative, the Human Brain Project (HBP) has pioneered digital brain research by gaining an in-depth understanding of the complex structure and function of the human brain by employing highly advanced methods from computing, neuroinformatics and artificial intelligence. This unique interdisciplinary approach at the interface of neuroscience and technology also necessitated a unique approach to education, which is why the HBP Education Programme has been an integral part of the flagship project since its beginning.
Right at the beginning of summer CNR and the HBP welcomed students from all over Europe and the world once again to partake in the EBRAINS Brain Simulation School, taking place from 19 - 23 May 2023.
