Sunday, 17 October 2021

Behind the Scenes : The Brain by Rithwik Ramesh

 The human brain is a fascinating thing indeed. It determines our thoughts, actions, behavior and emotions. The brain helps us analyse and interact with the external world in the form of thoughts and feelings. So, the question has to be asked. How exactly is the brain, an organ that takes up only 2% of our body weight, able to comprehend human-environment interactions? A clear and concise understanding about the functioning of the human brain seems to be one of the most demanding tasks faced by humanity.

Fortunately, the field of information and technology has progressed at such a rate that nothing seems out of reach anymore. Computational neuroscience is the field of study in which mathematical tools and theories are used to determine the functioning of the Human brain. Theory and computational modeling play a vital role in tackling this challenge. The challenges being- First, massive data from neurons demand out of the box thinking to analyse. Second, the brain systems are too complex to comprehend by experiments and intuition alone. Neuroscience is an incredibly vast domain, but remains, without question, the best approach to understand the inner workings of the brain.

Machine learning has been increasingly used in data analysis and computational modeling in brain research. The current framework of artificial intelligence has been largely limited to input–output mappings such as object recognition or language translation. Discovering the working mechanism of cognitive functions such as multi-tasking and creativity, when translated into mathematical algorithms, will influence the coming generation of Information exchange and technology.

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