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Goals
The principle goal of the Human Brain Project is to build a European research facility that will simulate the human brain and exploit the results. The thirteen universities, research institutes and hospitals leading the project will each be responsible for one specific research niche, coordinating the activities of hundreds of other universities and hospitals in Europe and around the world.
The simulation model is the pivotal point of the research facility. Before a full, working model is possible, it will be necessary to collect and treat an enormous quantity of neuroscientific and genetic information from research undertaken within Human Brain Project and elsewhere. These data will then feed the simulation. Along the whole course of the Human Brain Project, the ongoing results will considerably impact the following fields: