{"id":235226,"date":"2026-04-15T02:04:56","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T07:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2026\/04\/we-can-now-simulate-a-human-brain-scientists-show"},"modified":"2026-04-15T02:04:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T07:04:56","slug":"we-can-now-simulate-a-human-brain-scientists-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2026\/04\/we-can-now-simulate-a-human-brain-scientists-show","title":{"rendered":"We Can Now Simulate a Human Brain, Scientists Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ppbvaNzZ-tk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/ground.news\/sabine\">https:\/\/ground.news\/sabine<\/a> to get 40% off the Vantage plan and see through sensationalized reporting. Stay fully informed on events around the world with Ground News.<\/p>\n<p>Over the years, computer scientists have used cutting-edge processors to simulate the brains of increasingly more complex animals. They\u2019ve already simulated worm and fruit fly brains, and are now working on mice. But according to a new paper, they\u2019ve made a breakthrough that might allow them to simulate human brains, which contain 80 billion neurons compared to a fruit fly\u2019s 140,000. Let\u2019s take a look.<\/p>\n<p>Paper: <a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2512\">https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2512<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc55T-shirts, mugs, posters and more: \u279c <a href=\"https:\/\/sabines-store.dashery.com\/\">https:\/\/sabines-store.dashery.com\/<\/a><br \/> \ud83d\udc8c Support me on Donorbox \u279c <a href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/swtg\">https:\/\/donorbox.org\/swtg<\/a>.<br \/> \ud83d\udc49 Transcript with links to references on Patreon \u279c \/ sabine.<br \/> \ud83d\udcdd Transcripts and written news on Substack \u279c <a href=\"https:\/\/sciencewtg.substack.com\/\">https:\/\/sciencewtg.substack.com\/<\/a><br \/> \ud83d\udce9 Free weekly science newsletter \u279c <a href=\"https:\/\/sabinehossenfelder.com\/newsle\">https:\/\/sabinehossenfelder.com\/newsle<\/a>\u2026 Audio only podcast \u279c <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/0MkNfXl\">https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/0MkNfXl<\/a>\u2026 \ud83d\udd17 Join this channel to get access to perks \u279c <img alt=\"\" class=\"\"> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sabinehossenfelder\">@sabinehossenfelder<\/a> \ud83d\udcda Buy my book \u279c <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3HSAWJW\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/3HSAWJW<\/a> #science #sciencenews #neuroscience #tech.<br \/> \ud83d\udc42 Audio only podcast \u279c <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/0MkNfXl\">https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/0MkNfXl<\/a>\u2026<br \/> \ud83d\udd17 Join this channel to get access to perks \u279c<br \/> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sabinehossenfelder\">@sabinehossenfelder<\/a>.<br \/> \ud83d\udcda Buy my book \u279c <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3HSAWJW\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/3HSAWJW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>#science #sciencenews #neuroscience #tech<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Go to https:\/\/ground.news\/sabine to get 40% off the Vantage plan and see through sensationalized reporting. 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