Mapping the brain and its functions

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Preface
The Committee on a National Neural Circuitry Database was convened in October 1989 to formulate a position concerning the feasibility and utility of incorporating computer technology into the basic and clinical neurosciences in order to enhance research progress. The committee was comprised of experts from the fields of neuro-science and computer and information sciences. Each group was, in general, unaccustomed to the other area of endeavor, and considerable effort was required in the beginning to identify the problems confronting neuroscience and to learn more about the electronic and digital applications that might be relevant. To carry the analysis forward, the committee commissioned four task forces to examine the issues in more detail, organized three symposia and open hearings, and sought advice and counsel from leaders of the neuroscience community and from those with experience in database development and computer systems design. This report summarizes the... Tovább

Fülszöveg

Preface
The Committee on a National Neural Circuitry Database was convened in October 1989 to formulate a position concerning the feasibility and utility of incorporating computer technology into the basic and clinical neurosciences in order to enhance research progress. The committee was comprised of experts from the fields of neuro-science and computer and information sciences. Each group was, in general, unaccustomed to the other area of endeavor, and considerable effort was required in the beginning to identify the problems confronting neuroscience and to learn more about the electronic and digital applications that might be relevant. To carry the analysis forward, the committee commissioned four task forces to examine the issues in more detail, organized three symposia and open hearings, and sought advice and counsel from leaders of the neuroscience community and from those with experience in database development and computer systems design. This report summarizes the committee's findings and offers advice regarding the opportunity to facilitate neuroscience research and to maximize the benefits of that research.
It was not altogether clear at the outset of the study how the recommendations would unfold. Several members of the committee were skeptical that the time was ripe to apply new technologies to the gathering and dissemination of neuroscience data. The enthusiasm that emerges in the report for new approaches to these issues arose from much deliberation, numerous discussions, and careful assessment of the technological opportunities that currently exist and which are expected to expand rapidly in the future. Throughout the study
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