Resources

A curated collection of brain emulation resources: our research outputs, foundational reports, recommended reading, and key academic papers.

Report

State of Brain Emulation Report 2025 Cover
Report

State of Brain Emulation Report 2025

The complete 175-page technical report with detailed analysis across five model organisms.

PDF · 175 pages
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Data

Data Repository

Explore the underlying data and models used in the report.

24 datasets · CSV format
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Figure Library

Download high-resolution figures from the report for presentations.

50+ figures · PNG & SVG

Complementary Materials

Building Brains on a Computer - Asimov Press
Article

Building Brains on a Computer

A roadmap for brain emulation models at the human scale. Accessible introduction to the report.

In collaboration with
A Guide to Brain Emulation Models
Guide

A Guide to Brain Emulation Models

The march to digital brains, explained for the curious. Comprehensive visual walkthrough of the brain emulation pipeline.

2 hour read
Brain Emulation Cost Guesstimator
Interactive

Cost & Timeline Guesstimator

Interactive tool to estimate brain emulation project costs and timelines for different organisms.

Interactive tool

Recommended External Resources

Key reports, articles, and papers from the brain emulation field.

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Report
Whole Brain Emulation: A Roadmap Anders Sandberg & Nick Bostrom · FHI · 2008
Report
Wellcome Trust Connectomics Assessment Wellcome Trust · 2023
Report
NIH BRAIN Initiative Connectomics Workshop NIH BRAIN Initiative · 2023
Roadmap
NeuroAI for AI Safety Patrick Mineault et al. · 2024
Article
PRISM: Scalable Optical Connectomics E11 Bio
Article
Mapping the Brain for Alignment Institute for Progress
Paper
Neuronal wiring diagram of an adult brain Dorkenwald et al. · Nature · 2024
Paper
A leaky integrate-and-fire computational model based on the connectome of the entire adult Drosophila brain Shiu et al. · Nature · 2024
Paper
A petavoxel fragment of human cerebral cortex reconstructed at nanoscale resolution Shapson-Coe et al. · Science · 2024
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Whole-brain simulation of the virtual mouse brain on Japan's Fugaku supercomputer Kuriyama et al. · Allen Institute · 2024

Full List of References

Complete bibliography of scientific literature cited in the State of Brain Emulation Report 2025.

The full reference list is being prepared and will be available soon.

In the meantime, you can access the complete bibliography in the full report (PDF).