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Large-Scale Modeling – a Tool for Conquering the Complexity of the Brain

Is there any hope of achieving a thorough understanding of higher functions such as perception, memory, thought and emotion or is the stunning complexity of the brain a barrier which will limit such efforts for the foreseeable future? In this perspective we discuss methods to handle complexity, appr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Djurfeldt, Mikael, Ekeberg, Örjan, Lansner, Anders
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Research Foundation 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2525974/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18974793
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/neuro.11.001.2008
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Sumario:Is there any hope of achieving a thorough understanding of higher functions such as perception, memory, thought and emotion or is the stunning complexity of the brain a barrier which will limit such efforts for the foreseeable future? In this perspective we discuss methods to handle complexity, approaches to model building, and point to detailed large-scale models as a new contribution to the toolbox of the computational neuroscientist. We elucidate some aspects which distinguishes large-scale models and some of the technological challenges which they entail.