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What can topology tell us about the neural code?

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: Neuroscience is undergoing a period of rapid experimental progress and expansion. New mathematical tools, previously unknown in the neuroscience community, are now being used to tackle fundamental questions and analyze emerging data sets. Consistent with this trend, the last decade has seen an uptick in the use of topological ideas and methods in neuroscience. In this paper I will survey recent applications of topology in neuroscience, and explain why topology is an especially natural tool for understanding neural codes.

Source: Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society

DOI: 10.1090/bull/1554

Author: Carina Curto

Institution: Pennsylvania State University

Language: English

Topic: Topological and Geometric Data Analysis

Subfield: Computational Theory and Mathematics

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: National Science Foundation, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation