Understanding brains: details, intuition, and big data.

Understanding how the brain works requires a delicate balance between the appreciation of the importance of a multitude of biological details and the ability to see beyond those details to general principles. As technological innovations vastly increase the amount of data we collect, the importance...

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Main Author:	Eve Marder
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-05-01
Series:	PLoS Biology
Online Access:	http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4428625?pdf=render

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Understanding brains: details, intuition, and big data.

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