Informatics and Computation in Open Neuroscience

How does the brain turns the world into meaning? How does a smell, a sound, or a touch becomes something we recognize and respond to? Our research builds computer models of brain cells and networks that are based on mathematical equations to answer these questions. By studying systems like smell and hearing, we uncover simple rules the brain uses to process information, even in complex environments. This work can help improve treatments for brain disorders, guide the design of smarter technologies, and open new opportunities for students to learn how math and science connect to real life. In the long run, it brings us closer to understand how the brain works, and how we can help it work better.

We are particularly interested in understanding structural changes in the nervous system that are associated with learning, disease, and trauma, and how they change the dynamic activity of the brain. We also want to know how sensory systems work and are integrated. Another part of our research contributes to an international collaboration to create tools that help researchers make their science reproducible, including resources that help scientists develop and share their computational models.