Wassermann Lab

Research focus

ERC Starting Grant · 2017

Accelerating Neuroscience Research by Unifying Knowledge Representation and Analysis Through a Domain Specific Language

Neuroscience is at an inflection point. The 150-year old cortical specialization paradigm, in which cortical brain areas have a distinct set of functions, is experiencing an unprecedented momentum with over 1000 articles being published every year. However, this paradigm is reaching its limits. Recent studies show that current approaches to atlas brain areas, like relative location, cellular population type, or connectivity, are not enough on their own to characterize a cortical area and its function unequivocally. This hinders the reproducibility and advancement of neuroscience. Neuroscience is thus in dire need of a universal standard to specify neuroanatomy and function: a novel formal…

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