Computational neuroscience

The mathematics of intelligence

Professor Goodhill gives a TEDx talk about his research, which uses biology and mathematics to understand the brain.

Computer program could help diagnose schizophrenia

Published on: 6 July 2017

Your brain’s responses to surprising sounds could help to determine whether you have schizophrenia.

After a national search, Dr Lilach Avitan has been named a Superstar of STEM. (Image: Nick Valmas / QBI)

A STEM superstar is born

Published on: 3 July 2017

After a national search, Dr Lilach Avitan has been named a Superstar of STEM.

No more playing games: AlphaGo AI to tackle real world challenges

The artificial intelligence that beat a world master at the game of Go is now to be directed at more complex global problems. So what can we expect?

Systems & Computational Neuroscience Down Under (SCiNDU) 2017

13 December 2017 9:00am–15 December 2017 5:00pm

in Systems & Computational Neuroscience Down Under (SCiNDU)

Joint meeting with the 10th Australasian Workshop on Neuro-Engineering and Computational Neuroscience, and the 2017 QBI Plasticity Workshop.

Systems & Computational Neuroscience Down Under (SCiNDU)

Conference

SCiNDU is a leading forum for systems and computational neuroscientists to interact and share their insights into the function of neural circuits and systems.

Geoffrey Goodhill: how maths helps us understand the brain

Professor Geoffrey Goodhill talks computational neuroscience.

QBI researchers have built a mathematical model that explains how ion gates open and close.

Molecular "sheep" could open a scientific gateway

Published on: 29 August 2016

QBI researchers have built a mathematical model that explains how ion gates open and close.

$QBI researchers are applying advanced mathematical techniques to study connections in the brain.$

Time warping helps understand brain wiring

Published on: 23 March 2016

QBI researchers are applying advanced mathematical techniques to study connections in the brain.

Researchers have crunched the numbers and calculated the physical limit of accuracy at which our cells can detect concentrations of substances in their environment.

Mathematicians use numbers to test boundaries of biological processes

Published on: 26 June 2015

Researchers have crunched the numbers and calculated the physical limit of accuracy at which our cells can detect concentrations of substances in their environment.