Source: dzone.com
One Billion Neurons on a Desktop ComputerCategory: artificial-intelligence
by The open-source Brain Simulator II neuron engine has been successfully tested with one billion neurons on a desktop computer comprised completely of off-the-shelf components.
For this test, the network included 10 million neurons with 500 synapses per neuron, for a total of 5 billion neurons which could be fully processed in 1,900 milliseconds.
The model allows for synapses that connect any neuron to any other as well as varying numbers of synapses on each neuron.
This conversion is also the first step toward implementing the neuron engine on a High-Performance Computing (HPC) cluster in which each server processes several million neurons and communications are only needed for synapses that cross the boundaries between machines.
For this test, the network included 10 million neurons with 500 synapses per neuron, for a total of 5 billion neurons which could be fully processed in 1,900 milliseconds.
The model allows for synapses that connect any neuron to any other as well as varying numbers of synapses on each neuron.
This conversion is also the first step toward implementing the neuron engine on a High-Performance Computing (HPC) cluster in which each server processes several million neurons and communications are only needed for synapses that cross the boundaries between machines.
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