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Home \ News \ Research center at USP moves towards the development of a mathematical theory of the brain Research center at USP moves towards the development of a mathematical theory of the brain March , Published in:News The Research, Innovation and Dissemination Center for Neuromathematics (RIDC NeuroMat) has worked to develop the new mathematics needed to construct a Theory of the Brain accounting for the experimental data gathered by neuroscience research The Research, Innovation and Dissemination Center for Neuromathematics (RIDC NeuroMat) has worked to develop the new mathematics needed to construct a Theory of the Brain accounting for the experimental data gathered by neuroscience research The study of the brain is probably the most important research topic of our times. An evidence of this claim is the concomitant worldwide creation of brain initiatives, including the BRAIN Initiative (USA, ), Human Brain Project (Europe, ), Brain/MINDS (Japan, ) and China Brain (China, ). FAPESP’s decision in to create the Research, Innovation and Dissemination Center for Neuromathematics (RIDC NeuroMat) spearheaded this direction of study.
The distinctive feature of NeuroMat in comparison with other initiatives is its emphasis on the development of a new mathematical framework to address the challenges raised by contemporary neurobiology. This feature goes along with the criticism that the Nobel prize laureate Edvard Moser raised against the Human Brain Project, which applies to other initiat Whatsapp Number List ives as well: “As I understand it, tons of data will be put into a supercomputer and this will somehow lead to a global understanding of how the brain works, but to simulate the brain, or a part of the brain, one has to start with some hypothesis about how it works. Until we at least have some well-grounded theoretical framework, building a huge simulation is putting the cart before the horse”. The goal of the RIDC NeuroMat is the development of this theoretical framework. This pioneer initiative by FAPESP’s RIDC NeuroMat puts São Paulo at the forefront of worldwide research in neuroscience. The RIDC NeuroMat is a center of mathematics whose mission is to develop the new mathematics needed to construct a Theory of the Brain accounting for the experimental data gathered by neuroscience research.
The long-term objective is to understand and explain complex neuroscientific phenomena, with focus on learning and memory. Neuromathematics is envisioned, at this time, as conjoining probability theory, statistics, and neuroscience. This requires the definition of a full new class of mathematical models to describe and explain in a parsimonious way the different scales of neural activity, their relationship and behavioral consequences. The construction of these models occurs together with the development of novel statistical and computational methods. NeuroMat has fostered and leads a worldwide network (Brazil, Argentina, China, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Uruguay, and USA) of over fifty mathematicians, neuroscientists, computational scientists, applied statisticians and clinicians. Since its inception in , the NeuroMat team produced articles, which have been cited , times. The international and multidisciplinary research network built by NeuroMat was made possible within the long-term support framework provided by FAPESP’s conception of the RIDCs, aiming at cutting-edge knowledge in scientific research, innovation and dissemination.
The distinctive feature of NeuroMat in comparison with other initiatives is its emphasis on the development of a new mathematical framework to address the challenges raised by contemporary neurobiology. This feature goes along with the criticism that the Nobel prize laureate Edvard Moser raised against the Human Brain Project, which applies to other initiat Whatsapp Number List ives as well: “As I understand it, tons of data will be put into a supercomputer and this will somehow lead to a global understanding of how the brain works, but to simulate the brain, or a part of the brain, one has to start with some hypothesis about how it works. Until we at least have some well-grounded theoretical framework, building a huge simulation is putting the cart before the horse”. The goal of the RIDC NeuroMat is the development of this theoretical framework. This pioneer initiative by FAPESP’s RIDC NeuroMat puts São Paulo at the forefront of worldwide research in neuroscience. The RIDC NeuroMat is a center of mathematics whose mission is to develop the new mathematics needed to construct a Theory of the Brain accounting for the experimental data gathered by neuroscience research.
The long-term objective is to understand and explain complex neuroscientific phenomena, with focus on learning and memory. Neuromathematics is envisioned, at this time, as conjoining probability theory, statistics, and neuroscience. This requires the definition of a full new class of mathematical models to describe and explain in a parsimonious way the different scales of neural activity, their relationship and behavioral consequences. The construction of these models occurs together with the development of novel statistical and computational methods. NeuroMat has fostered and leads a worldwide network (Brazil, Argentina, China, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Uruguay, and USA) of over fifty mathematicians, neuroscientists, computational scientists, applied statisticians and clinicians. Since its inception in , the NeuroMat team produced articles, which have been cited , times. The international and multidisciplinary research network built by NeuroMat was made possible within the long-term support framework provided by FAPESP’s conception of the RIDCs, aiming at cutting-edge knowledge in scientific research, innovation and dissemination.