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    Models and Theory

    Difficulty level
    Beginner
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    Duration
    19:26

    This lesson provides an introduction to the role of models in theoretical neuroscience, particularly focusing on David Marr's work on levels of description/analysis of the brain as a complex system: computation, algorithm & representation, and implementation.

    Topics covered in this lesson
    • Specific computation versus "grand theories of the brain"
    • descriptive models (what)
    • mechanistic models (how)
    • interpretive models (why)