Understanding cortical processing: Neuronal activity and learning in recurrently connected networks

该项目解决了大规模生物神经系统中信息处理和控制的基本跨学科问题。这是一个处于智能处理系统前沿的研究领域。对这些机制的理解将对跨越一系列复杂生物和人工神经系统的领域产生重大影响，包括快速增长的机器人技术，机器学习和自适应控制领域，所有这些领域都具有经济重要性。该项目将为学生提供澳大利亚境内的国际培训，从而帮助确保澳大利亚保持和扩大其科学和技术基础。

This project addresses fundamental cross-disciplinary issues of information processing and control in large-scale biological neural systems. This is an area of research that is at the cutting edge of intelligent processing systems. An understanding of these mechanisms would have considerable implications in areas that span a range of complex biological and artificial neural systems, including the rapidly growing fields of robotics, machine learning, and adaptive control, all with applications in diverse areas of economic importance. The project will provide students with training at an international level within Australia, thus helping ensure Australia maintains and extends its science and technology base.