Computational neuroscience
Computational Neuroscience
Computational neuroscience (pronounced: kuhm-pyoo-tey-shuh-nuhl noor-oh-sahy-uhns) is a branch of neuroscience that employs mathematical models, theoretical analysis, and abstraction of the brain to understand the principles that govern the development, structure, physiology, and cognitive abilities of the nervous system.
Etymology
The term "computational neuroscience" was coined by Eric L. Schwartz, who organized a conference, held in 1985 in Carmel, California, at the request of the Systems Development Foundation to provide a summary of the current status of a field which until that point was referred to by a variety of names, such as neural modeling, brain theory, and neural networks. The proceedings of this definitional meeting were published in 1990 as the book "Computational Neuroscience".
Related Terms
- Neural Network: A series of algorithms that endeavors to recognize underlying relationships in a set of data through a process that mimics the way the human brain operates.
- Neuroinformatics: An interdisciplinary field that applies computational models and analytical tools to data in order to understand the structure and function of the brain.
- Cognitive Modeling: A sub-discipline of simulation in which the goal is to develop models that are close to human cognitive processes.
- Neurophysiology: The study of the functioning of the nervous system, generally using physiological techniques that include measurement and stimulation with electrodes or optically with ion- or voltage-sensitive dyes or light-sensitive channels.
- Systems Neuroscience: A sub-discipline of neuroscience and systems biology that studies the function of neural circuits and systems.
- Theoretical Neuroscience: Theoretical neuroscience is the theoretical analysis and mathematical modeling of neural systems.
- Neurobiology: The study of cells of the nervous system and the organization of these cells into functional circuits that process information and mediate behavior.
See Also
- Neuroscience
- Neural Network
- Neuroinformatics
- Cognitive Modeling
- Neurophysiology
- Systems Neuroscience
- Theoretical Neuroscience
- Neurobiology
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Computational neuroscience
- Wikipedia's article - Computational neuroscience
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