130 years of “the neuron”: A brief history of an influential discovery

Date

Nov 23, 2021

Time

3:15 PM - 4:45 PM

Speaker

David Kappel

Affiliation

Ruhr Universität Bochum

Language

en

Main Topic

Informatik

Host

ScaDS.AI Dresden/Leipzig

Description

Since Santiago Ramón y Cajal identified the neuron as the elementary functional building block of the brain in the late 19th century, neuroscience has evolved fast to grow into one of the most productive scientific research areas today. At a similar pace, research on artificial intelligence and machine learning has grown to become one of the main driving forces of technological innovation. From its early days on, the neuron has inspired biologists and engineers equally and neuroscience has emerged as a prime example of how technology and natural science can profit from sharing knowledge. In this talk, I will give a brief historical review of the main discoveries in the research on biological neurons and their technological counterparts from the past 130 years. In addition, I will highlight some more recent discoveries in the field and provide a perspective on future developments.

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