The human brain is composed of nearly 5 billion neurons, each of which have the simple job of recieving, integrating and transmitting of nerve pulses. From these simple functions neurons give rise to the functionality of the brain. The same principle was postulated in the 1940's by McCulloch and Pitts who theorized that a similar approach could be applied to computing. | The human brain is composed of nearly 5 billion neurons, each of which have the simple job of recieving, integrating and transmitting of nerve pulses. From these simple functions neurons give rise to the functionality of the brain. The same principle was postulated in the 1940's by McCulloch and Pitts who theorized that a similar approach could be applied to computing. |