ICT in Horizon 2020 - Seventh EU Framework Programme Ireland

EuropeanCommissionHuman Brain Project• The Human Brain Project (HBP) will builda realistic model of the human brain,from genes to mind, understandinghow the brain really works.• HBP will produce a complex simulationand visualization facility that will run onthe most powerful supercomputers inEurope.• HBP will produce brain-inspired‘neuromorphic’ computing hardwarethat could drastically reduce powerconsumptionand costs.• In healthcare, HBP will identify new drugtargets and treatment in response tothe urgent need to combat braindisease and its associated costs tosociety.18