Advanced brain simulator to help understand neurological disorder
In
a bid to improve understanding of neurological
disorders, researchers have created a fast and energy-efficient
simulation of part of a rat brain by using computer chip manufacturer NVIDIA's Artificial Intelligence (AI) compute
platform.
Developing
faster and more efficient
simulators could increase the level of understanding the brain function
and identify how damage to a particular structure in neurons can lead to
deficits in brain function.
For
creating the simulator, the researchers used computer hardware designed for 3D
games, according to the study published in the journal Frontiers in
Neuroscience.
The
study showed that a single Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) was able to achieve
processing speeds up to 10 per cent faster than is currently possible using
either a supercomputer or the SpiNNaker neuromorphic system, a custom-built
machine.
The
team was also able to achieve energy savings of 10 times compared to either the
SpiNNaker or supercomputer simulations.
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