Transcript Nigel Goddard

Neuroinformatics
at
Edinburgh
Nigel Goddard
Institute for Adaptive and Neural Computation
School of Informatics
University of Edinburgh
Neuroinformatics
information-processing in the nervous system
Computational Models
Computational Modelling
CNS
Basal Ganglia
Systems
Maps
Networks
Neurons
Synapses
Molecules
LTD
LTP
Neuroinformatics
information-processing in the nervous system
Computational Models
Neural Engineering
inspire new hardware and
software methods
Silicon Device Size
2000
2010
50 nm
500
nm
Requires brain-like
computation
Neuron-Silicon Interface
New techniques enable patch-clamp spacing of 100 m
• emergent properties of networks
• mass assays
• prosthetics
Neuroinformatics
information-processing in the nervous system
Computational Models
Neural Engineering
inspire new hardware and
software methods
Software Systems
collect, analyze, archive, share, simulate and
visualize data and models
Large Scale Simulation and Visualisation
from neuron…
… to network …
… to brain
Collaborative Tools
• interoperatiblity
• intelligent cataloguing
• electronic lab book
Neuroinformatics
Computational Models
At the intersection of
brain sciences and
informatics…
Neural Engineering
Software Systems
… bringing benefits to
health, education, and
technology.