Describes new information resources for neuroscience in general and empirically-based modeling in particular.
The Human Brain Project: neuroinformatics tools for integrating, searching and modeling multidisciplinary neuroscience data
| Title | The Human Brain Project: neuroinformatics tools for integrating, searching and modeling multidisciplinary neuroscience data |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 1998 |
| Authors | Shepherd, Gordon M., Mirsky Jason S., Healy Matthew D., Singer Michael S., Skoufos Emmanouil, Hines Michael S., Nadkarni Prakash M., and Miller Perry L. |
| Journal | Trends in neurosciences |
| Volume | 21 |
| Pagination | 460–468 |
| Keywords | neuroinformatics; human brain project; information databases; database integration; modelling |
| Abstract | What is neuroinformatics? What is the Human Brain Project? Why should you care? Supported by a consortium of US funding agencies, the Human Brain Project aims to bring to the analysis of brain function the same advantages of Internet-accessible databases and database tools that have been crucial to the development of molecular biology and the Human Genome Project. The much greater complexity of neural data, however, makes this a far more challenging task. As a pilot project in this new initiative, we review some of the progress that has been made and indicate some of the problems, challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. |
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