The Human Brain Project

Attaining a fundamental understanding of the human brain remains one of the greatest challenges of the twenty-first century. This is why the European Commission is supporting the Human Brain Project (HBP), a major research project that is part of the Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) beacon project. Data and methods from different disciplines are to be brought together for the first time to open up new ways of researching and treating illnesses of the human brain more effectively as well as simplifying people’s lives through innovative biologically inspired technologies.

As part of the Human Brain Project, scientists at the FZI Research Center in Karlsruhe are taking part in neurorobotics research. This involves the simulation of entire brain areas, generating tremendous amounts of data. The function of the brain areas can be checked most easily when they are connected to a special robot. The stated goal of the project is to combine neuroscience with robotics and computer science to create a new kind of open research infrastructure which will revolutionize the work of researchers and developers from these fields.

The video documents the FZI’s work on the Human Brain Project (HBP).