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Blending computational and experimental neuroscience

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The launch of the United States' BRAIN Initiative brings with it a new era in systems neuroscience that is being driven by innovative neurotechnologies, increases in computational power and network-style artificial intelligence. A new conceptual framework for understanding cognitive behaviours based on the dynamical patterns of activity in large populations of neurons is emerging.

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  1. Department of Philosophy, University of California, San Diego

    Patricia S. Churchland

  2. Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, 92037, California, USA

    Terrence J. Sejnowski

  3. Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, 92093, California, USA

    Terrence J. Sejnowski

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Churchland, P., Sejnowski, T. Blending computational and experimental neuroscience. Nat Rev Neurosci 17, 667–668 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrn.2016.114

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