Understanding the structure, function and development of the brain in health and disease represents one of the great scientific challenges of the 21st century. The emerging field of Neuroinformatics combines approaches of Neuroscience, Informatics and several other disciplines in order to develop and apply new sophisticated tools and theoretical concepts that will be essential for substantial advances in Brain Research. Besides the promotion of neuroinformatics by NIH programmes also the European Commission and the Japanese community assigns a high priority to supporting the feedback loop between informatics and neuroscience.
MAIN TOPICS
* ANALYSIS by EEG, EMG, PET, fMRI
* CODING PRINCIPLES
o ear - central auditory system
o eye - visual cortex
o motor control
o pain, vestibular system, active dendrites, etc.
* DATA STORAGE
* MODELING
o sub-cellular elements
o single neuron
o neural circuitry
o behavior
* NEURAL PROSTHESIS
* NEURAL SIMULATION TOOLS
* SYNAPTIC PLASTICITY, LEARNING and MEMORY