apdavison

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   by apdavison 14y ago

   The "Human Brain Project" was also an NIH funding initiative in the 1990s, which was hugely influential in kickstarting the field of neuroinformatics (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuroinformatics )
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   by apdavison 14y ago

   I know several people who have done PhDs in neural simulation and then gone on to work in industry (e.g. banking, IT consultancy). I've also come across a couple of startups building on brain-inspired computing. The only one that comes to m
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   by apdavison 14y ago

   I would suggest checking back after the summer, which is when the project should actually start. Also note, "The HBP has allocated a large proportion of its funding to what we call Competitive Calls. The HBP Competitive Calls Programme will
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   by apdavison 14y ago

   Henry Markram, the coordinator of the Human Brain Project, is also one of the founders of Frontiers ( http://frontiersin.org ), a scientist-led, open-access publisher, so I think it's fair to say there is already a strong commitment to open