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A scientist from SFU creates an online platform to support and stimulate brain research
Author of the article:
Stu McNish • Especially for the sun
Publication date:
June 3, 2022 • 49 minutes ago • 1 minute reading • Join SFU neurologist Dr. Randy Mackintosh. Photo by Stuart McNish / Stuart McNish
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Over the last 20 years, scientists have made great strides in understanding the brain and at the same time know very little about how it works.
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As neuroscientist Lu Chen puts it: “We know very little about the brain. We know about the connections, but we don’t know how the information is processed. Learning, for example, requires not only good memory, it also depends on speed, creativity, attention, focus and most importantly flexibility. Understanding exactly how neural pathways work can lead to improved treatment for depression, genetic diseases and many other conditions.
Enter the renowned SFU neurologist Dr. Randy Mackintosh, who identified a significant challenge, namely the need for a virtual brain that will contain research from around the world. Mackintosh envisioned and co-created the “virtual brain” as a platform for use by a wide range of researchers to simulate their work in a complex interdisciplinary way that will allow them to see the effect their work has on the brain.
“I’m building ideas around an inclusive and expanded approach to neuroscience that goes beyond traditional boundaries – and I’m convinced that SFU is where those ideas become a reality,” says Mackintosh.
Mackintosh joined a conversation that is relevant to the vast new world of brain research, which allows scientists to boldly go where no neurologist has ever gone.
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