# Whole brain emulation means scanning the structure of a brain and running a model of it on… by Anders Sandberg > "Whole brain emulation means scanning the structure of a brain and running a model of it on a computer." > **— Anders Sandberg**, *Whole Brain Emulation: A Roadmap (2008), compressed candidate wording* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Whole Brain Emulation: A Roadmap (2008), compressed candidate wording.