The Brain
Brain versus Computer (hardware) NumbersHuman brainVon Neumann computer # elements neurons transistors # connections / element switching frequency10 3 Hz10 9 Hz energy / operation Joule10 -6 Joule power consumption10 Watt Watt reliability of elementslowreasonable reliability of systemhighreasonable
Brain versus Computer (information processing) FeaturesHuman BrainVon Neumann computer Data representationanalogdigital Memory localizationdistributedlocalized Controldistributedlocalized Processingparallelsequential Skill acquisitionlearningprogramming No memory management, No hardware/software/data distinction
Magnetic Resonance Imaging - MRI (fMRI) scanner Enables functional mapping Brain Activity mapping Fiber tracking and mapping
Fiber Tracking Uncinate Fasciculus Corpus Callosum & Cingulum Corona Radiata Inferior Longitudinal Fasciculus Superior Longitudinal Fasciculus
EEG Non Invasive, enables continuous monitoring. Epileptic Seizure detection Brain Computer Interface
Animal Hearing Frequencies
Big Brown Bat
Sonar Applications
Ultrasound is based on Sonar
Sonar Principle