# A computer that works like the brain

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDGlobal 2007
- Speaker: Kwabena Boahen
- Year: 2007
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Computer science, Engineering, Psychology and the brain, Art, architecture and design
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/kwabena_boahen_a_computer_that_works_like_the_brain)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Researcher Kwabena Boahen is looking for ways to mimic the brain's supercomputing powers in silicon -- because the messy, redundant processes inside our heads actually make for a small, light, superfast computer.

## Lectures

1. [A computer that works like the brain](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/kwabena_boahen_a_computer_that_works_like_the_brain/5a97e4d8da87), 16 min (TED's player)