"The term “neuromorphic” describes systems that are based on electronic models of neural circuits. They simulate the neurobiological structures of the nervous system and are hence fundamentally different from numerical simulations in conventional high-performance computers. “Neuromorphic systems should share important properties of the human brain: fault tolerance, the ability to learn and very low energy consumption”

http://www.uni-heidelberg.de/alumni/research-alumni/2013/01/en/human_brain_project.html