[perl4ever]

It seems to me that fundamentally people assume that simulating a neuron is vastly, vastly simpler than simulating a bacterium. Ok, you can assume that. But what gives you confidence in that? Do you think that simulating a bacterium is less complex than simulating a fly, or about the same?

[falcor84]

It all depends on what questions you want to answer with your simulation. If what you care about is where in the room the thing will be after 10 seconds at a resolution of 1 cubic centimeter, then yes, simulating a bacterium is vastly simpler.

[perl4ever]

Ok. I thought it was understood that more detail was of interest with neurons than "1 cubic cm".