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Lucy Xiaolu Wang, 2023 PEP Fellow, co-authored an article in The Conversation on the end of the 10-year Human Brain Project

The 10-year, $1.33 billion Human Brain Project initially sought to simulate the entire human brain in a supercomputer within a decade, yet the project faced skepticism and controversy among neuroscientists worldwide. The project, now coming to a close, has been re-vamped and its goals adjusted throughout its duration. “While the long-term impact of the project may not be fully understood, the Human Brain Project Summit 2023 from March 28 to 31 is set to provide a venue for open discussion with the broader community on what the HBP has achieved,” Wang writes. Read more here.

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