Theoretical Neuroscience Rising
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Theoretical neuroscience has experienced explosive growth over the past 20 years. In addition to bringing new researchers into the field with backgrounds in physics, mathematics, computer science, and engineering, theoretical approaches have helped to introduce new ideas and shape directions of neuroscience research. This review presents some of the developments that have occurred and the lessons they have taught us.
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Computational neuroscience has modeled how interacting neurons can implement elementary components of cognition.
“Computational neuroscience has modeled how interacting neurons can implement elementary components of cognition.”
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- Authors
- Abbott, L. F.
- Affiliations
- Columbia University Irving Medical Center (US)
- Corresponding author
- Abbott, L.F.
- ORCID
- Abbott, L.F.
- Venue
- Neuron
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2008-11
- Volume
- 60
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 489-495
- ISSN
- 0896-6273 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1966527890
- Cited by
- 163
- References
- 72
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 11 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 11 · 2017: 11 · 2016: 8 · 2015: 13 · 2014: 9 · 2013: 15 · 2012: 11
- FWCI
- 0.54
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Neuron (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural dynamics and brain function
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Undergraduate Neuroscience Education and Research
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › Neural Networks and Applications
- Keywords
- theoretical neuroscience, interdisciplinary approach, computational neuroscience
- MeSH terms
- Algorithms, Animals, Information Theory, Mathematics, Models, Neurological, Models, Theoretical, Nerve Net, Neurons, Neurosciences
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