Iran creates laboratory-based artificial brain using living neurones

A laboratory prototype of an artificial brain based on living human neurones has been created in Iran. These cells form neural networks capable of learning. This was announced by Ataollah Pour-Abbasi, Secretary of Iran’s Cognitive Sciences and Technologies Development Taskforce, as reported by Mehr News Agency, a partner of TV BRICS.

According to him, the country has acquired the technical expertise to grow nerve cells outside the body. Such cells form synapses (connections) and build networks that operate on the same principles as those in the natural environment – inside the brain. This, as Pour-Abbasi emphasised, forms the basis for the development of computer processors based on brain cells.

He also reported that one of the high-tech companies has already produced a prototype of the device.

The official cited two main advantages of the new technology: a significant increase in information processing speed and a reduction in energy consumption – by up to a million times compared with traditional silicon chips. "These two advantages have made the transition to cellular processors a global necessity and priority," he stated.

Pour-Abbasi noted that Iran still has some way to go before the technology reaches commercialisation. However, he emphasised that the full range of technical expertise, from start to finish, has already been mastered domestically. In his assessment, Iran is moving in this direction at the same pace as other leading nations in this field.

The technology in question is known as organoid intelligence or biological data processing. It involves the use of living human neurones to build computing systems that mimic the brain’s ability to process information with minimal energy consumption.