Models and Theory
Models and Theory
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)
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