The brain consists of roughly 28 billion cells, Peck explained. The 200 million minicolumns essentially gather sensory data and organize it for higher parts of the brain. The minicolumns also communicate with each other through interconnections. Minicolumns are roughly 1/20 of a millimeter in diameter and extend through the cortex.
The mathematical model created at IBM simulates the behavior of 500,000 minicolumns connected by 400 million connections. With it, “we were able to demonstrate self-organization” and behavior similar to that seen in the real world, Peck said.
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