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  • Artificially created brains could fuel brain injury treatment advances

    [ January 23, 2010 | Kara Skorupa | Posted in Brain Injury, Chicago ]

    South African scientist Henry Markram is developing what he hopes will be “the world’s first fully conscious, artificial human brain,” a Times Live article reported. Not only could the technology lead to extremely accurate diagnosis and efficient, effective treatments for Alzheimer’s disease and other brain dysfunctions, it could also give scientists and doctors a window into treatments for traumatic brain injuries.

    The Times Live article reported that Markram’s research has developed beyond any other comparable research in the U.S. and the U.K. In addition to the development of potential medical benefits, Markram’s computer-build model of the human brain could also lead to the discovery of the origins of consciousness and the inner workings of intelligence. Markram told the Times, “We want to understand how consciousness emerges. It comes out of the brain, it doesn’t come from the sky, it doesn’t come from some magical place.”

    Markram’s work on the Blue Brain Project began three years ago. The group has managed to create a pinpoint-sized piece of a rat’s brain, and they hope to use similar computerized methods to build an entire human brain including consciousness and personality in only eight years.

    While a fully functional computer-built model of a living, conscious human brain holds the potential to revolutionize science’s understanding of the workings of the mysterious organ, opponents of Markram’s work worry that his success will create an ethical nightmare. The idea of an artificially produced brain connected to a computer without a human body is somewhat startling.

    Markram admitted that difficulties might arise. He said, “If it becomes conscious, perhaps it would experience pain. That would raise a lot of philosophical issues.” He added that the brain his team creates might end up being smarter than a human brain. The implications of an artificial intelligence the becomes smarter than the humans who created it have been dealt with in a wide range of science fiction stories, from leisurely utopias to horrific warlike robotic futures.

    Time will tell how computers and the human brain will interact in the future. Who knows? If the artificial brain delivers on all the speculations of Markram and his team, brain disorders and permanent brain damage from traumatic brain injuries could be a thing of the past.

    Chicago Brain Injury Attorney Jay Paul Deratany has won millions for his clients. If you or someone you know has experienced a brain related injury or a Traumatic Brain Injury in an accident, contact The Deratany Firm today at 312-857-7285 to schedule your free initial consultation. You may be entitled to compensation for your injury.

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    Chicago Personal Injury Attorney Kara Skorupa has assisted The Deratany Firm in winning millions for clients across Illinois & Florida. Concentrating in Brain Injury, Medical Malpractice, Birth Injury, Car Accident & Accident / Injury cases, The Deratany Firm's compassionate lawyers are aggressive advocates for your rights.

     

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