23 problems in systems neuroscience

@inproceedings{Hemmen200623PI,
  title={23 problems in systems neuroscience},
  author={Jan Leonard van Hemmen and Terrence J. Sejnowski},
  year={2006}
}
Part I How have brains evolved? 1. Shall we ever understand the fly's brain? 2. Can we understand the action of brain in natural environments? 3. Hemisphere dominance of brain function-which functions are lateralized and why? Part II How is the cerebral cortex organized? 4. What is the function of the thalamus? 5. What is a neuronal map, how does it arise, and what is it good for? 6. What is fed back? Part III How do neurons interact? 7. How Can the Brain be so Fast? 8. What is the Neural Code… 
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