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apdavison

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About apdavison

Research scientist in neuroinformatics at the CNRS in Gif sur Yvette, France. http://andrewdavison.info @apdavison

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    Comment #5129379

    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/w…

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    Comment #5129337

    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 buildi…

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    Comment #5129318

    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…

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    Comment #5129276

    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 i…