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Neuroinformatics
Neuroinformatics combines neuroscience and informatics research to develop and apply advanced tools and approaches essential for a major advancement in understanding the structure and function of the brain.
The field covers three primary areas:
- neuroscience data and knowledge bases, increasingly capable of handling the full complexity and organization of the nervous system, from molecular to behavioral levels
- tools for data-acquisition, analysis, visualization and distribution of nervous system data
- theoretical, computational and simulation environments for modeling and understanding the brain
Neuroinformatics research is uniquely placed at the intersections of medical and behavioral sciences, biology, physical and mathematical sciences, computer science and engineering. The synergy from combining these approaches will accelerate scientific and technological progress, resulting in major medical, social, and economic benefits.
