# Humanlike Machines Must Copy Neuronal Circuits by Leo M. Chalupa > "The only viable approach to construct a machine that has the attributes of the human brain is to copy the neuronal circuits underlying thinking." > **— Leo M. Chalupa**, *2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?”* ## Sources and Context - **Full authored response and quotation context:** [No Machine Has Ever Thought About The Eternal Questions](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/26094) — Edge's 2015 annual-question response by Leo M. Chalupa; the linked page contains the complete response and quoted passage. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Article:** [[articles/2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces|2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Next Interface Layer|The Next Interface Layer]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas|The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Brain-Computer Interfaces|Brain-Computer Interfaces]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Neural Mapping|Neural Mapping]] - [[wiki/Artificial Neural Networks|Artificial Neural Networks]] - [[wiki/Neural State Capture|Neural State Capture]] - [[wiki/Neuronal Wiring Diagram of an Adult Brain|Neuronal Wiring Diagram of an Adult Brain]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "The only viable approach to construct a machine that has the attributes of the human brain is to copy the neuronal circuits underlying thinking." — Leo M. Chalupa, 2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?” https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-leo-chalupa-humanlike-machines-must-copy-neuronal ```