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GC5: The Architecture of Brain and Mind

GC5: The Architecture of Brain and Mind. Steve Furber The University of Manchester steve.furber@manchester.ac.uk Supported by: Royal Society-Wolfson Research Merit Award. Grand Challenge 5. To increase our understanding of the brain and mind

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GC5: The Architecture of Brain and Mind

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  1. GC5: The Architectureof Brain and Mind • Steve FurberThe University of Manchester • steve.furber@manchester.ac.uk Supported by: Royal Society-Wolfson Research Merit Award

  2. Grand Challenge 5 • To increase our understanding of the brain and mind • drawing on philosophy, neuroscience, developmental psychology, animal behaviour • exploiting CS concepts – architectures, virtual machines, parallel processing, and so on • To test our understanding • by implementing computer and robot models • To design and build ... • a robot capable of a range and sophistication of behaviour equivalent (in some sense) to that of an infant

  3. Global neuronal workspace W5 W4 W3 W1 C1 W2 C2 C3 Cognitive Architecture White matter pathways (O’Donnell & Westin) The global neuronal workspace (Dehaene, Changeux, et al.) A computer model of the global workspace (Shanahan) The challenge is to move from concrete neurological reality to abstract computer models

  4. Humanoid Robotics Various humanoid robot platforms are under development… iCub Domo Cronos

  5. SpiNNaker project

  6. Success criteria • a robot capable of a range and sophistication of behaviour equivalent to that of an infant • an understanding of information processing mechanisms in the brain • leading to new therapeutic treatments • a novel brain-inspired computer architecture • displaying biological levels of fault-resilience, power-efficiency, etc.

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