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Neural systems in general - and the human brain in particular - are organised as networks of interconnected components. Across a range of spatial scales from single cells to macroscopic areas, biological neural networks are neither perfectly ordered nor perfectly random. Their heterogeneous organisation supports - and simultaneously constrains - complex patterns of activity.
In this Oxford Mathematics Public Lecture, Dani will demonstrate how the principle of network economy can inform our study of neural system function in health and disease and provide a useful lens on neural computation.
Dani Bassett is the J. Peter Skirkanich Professor at the University of Pennsylvania. In 2016 Dani was named one of the ten most brilliant scientists of the year by Popular Science magazine and in 2018 received the Erdős–Rényi Prize for fundamental contributions to our understanding of the network architecture of the human brain.
The Oxford Mathematics Public Lectures are generously supported by XTX Markets.
Neural systems in general - and the human brain in particular - are organised as networks of interconnected components. Across a range of spatial scales from single cells to macroscopic areas, biological neural networks are neither perfectly ordered nor perfectly random. Their heterogeneous organisation supports - and simultaneously constrains - complex patterns of activity.
In this Oxford Mathematics Public Lecture, Dani will demonstrate how the principle of network economy can inform our study of neural system function in health and disease and provide a useful lens on neural computation.
Dani Bassett is the J. Peter Skirkanich Professor at the University of Pennsylvania. In 2016 Dani was named one of the ten most brilliant scientists of the year by Popular Science magazine and in 2018 received the Erdős–Rényi Prize for fundamental contributions to our understanding of the network architecture of the human brain.
The Oxford Mathematics Public Lectures are generously supported by XTX Markets.
