I recall a discussion on HN [1] were a worm had been simulated, which might be a step forward to the long road of recreating a human brain as zuckmitnick mentions.
Luckily, I've been working on the framework of simulating the human brain and I've got a theory. In the next few weeks I'll be working on realizing this framework and release a demo. If this works, I will post it on HN. :)
My major is software engineering. My background is not about neuropsychology but I have very much interested in it. I did it mainly in a psychological way and on a neuropsychologic base.
Sorry to reply you so late. I've been busy these few days and didn't get time for HN.