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Human Brain Project

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The Problem Isn't Public R&D

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The Human Brain Project , launched in 2013 , was one of the European Commission's innovation flagships’. It aimed to simulate a human brain at the cellular level within ten years .

By 2023 , the EU had in fact not achieved its goal of simulating a.

human brain.

Unlike what is commonly believed, Europe is not lagging in government investment in science.

If the EU 's economy were structured similarly to that of the US , private sector R&D spending in the EU would reach 2.2% of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Europe ’s are Volkwagen , Mercedes and Bosch. Research by Fuest et al. ( 2024 ) suggests that the differences in industry composition are responsible for about 60% of the spending gap.

Scientists keep trying, but many agree that it's all but impossible" National Post . " The Human Brain Project Hasn't Lived Up to Its Promise" " Europe spent 600 million to recreate the human brain in a computer. How did it go?" Nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02600-x.

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