Cold Spring Harbor, NY — 黑料吃瓜资源 (CSHL) and the Swartz Foundation recently announced the appointment of CSHL professor Anthony Zador as director of the Laboratory鈥檚 on-campus Swartz Center for Computational Neuroscience (SCCN).
Under Dr. Zador鈥檚 leadership, young scientists who bring fresh approaches to biomedical research will have the opportunity to take advantage of the unique collaborative nature of CSHL鈥檚 research program while expanding current knowledge of the principles and mechanisms of basic brain function.
鈥淭he human brain, with its 100 billion neurons, represents the greatest challenge to science today, and CSHL is dedicated to applying the tools of experimental and theoretical neuroscience to finding how we get from those neurons to human emotion, thought, behavior, and memory,鈥� said Bruce Stillman, Ph.D., Laboratory President.
Using computer technology and animal models of learning and cognition, CSHL researchers will test models of how animals solve computationally challenging problems and Dr. Zador is eager to nurture the creativity of post-doctoral fellows. 鈥淐SHL鈥檚 strength in molecular biology research allows experimental neuroscientists with strong quantitative and technical computer skills to work closely with theoretical neuroscientists and cover the entire spectrum of the brain from molecule to behavior,鈥� Zador said.
The Swartz Foundation supports research on basic principles and mechanisms of brain function through Computational Neuroscience Centers at CSHL and ten other research institutions around the country. 鈥淭he core research and quantitative modeling at CSHL and other strong comp neuro/theoretical neuroscience centers is aimed at finding fundamental principles missing from our current understanding of the brain,鈥� said Dr. Jerry Swartz, founder and chairman of the Swartz Foundation. 鈥淭he Swartz Foundation, through the CSHL SCCN, supports research that helps ask the right questions and gives the right answers.鈥�
As one of the leading neuroscience research facilities worldwide, CSHL has pursued sophisticated neuroscience since the late 1980s, making significant discoveries in the understanding of the fundamental processes that govern learning and memory.
鈥淲ith the support of the Swartz Foundation, we have made a major commitment to the basic understanding of the human brain through this computational neuroscience initiative,鈥� said Stillman. 鈥淚n collaboration with other centers in the Swartz program, we hope to finally conquer the last frontier in biological science, the human brain, and make meaningful strides against diseases that affect human behavior.鈥�
Dr. Swartz, founder of the Swartz Foundation, echoed Dr. Stillman鈥檚 sentiments. 鈥淲e believe that theoretical and experimental collaboration is a powerful tool to help comprehend the mysteries of the brain. Through a 鈥渧irtual neuroscience centers鈥� approach, we are creating a sophisticated interdisciplinary strategy to resolve issues of integrated brain functioning. We are delighted to add CSHL to this collaboration, which will strengthen and expedite computational neuroscience research.鈥�
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Established in 1994 by Jerry Swartz, the Swartz Foundation seeks to explore the application of mathematical physics, computer science, systems analysis and behavioral psychology to theoretical neurobiology, as a path to better understand the brain/mind relationship. In 2006, a Center for Neural Mechanisms of Cognition was established at CSHL with support from the Swartz Foundation. 聽For more information, visit .
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