In this episode we’re exploring the intersection of Neuroscience and Data Science with our guests, Dr. Jack Van Horn, Dr. Tanya Evans, and Dr. Teague Henry. All three of our guests are experts in the field of Neuroscience, and you’ll hear more about their backgrounds and research at the beginning of the conversation.
As you can probably guess, the brain is complicated. And so in order to study it, you have to find ways to navigate through this complexity. Of course, people have been charting paths through the brain for decades, making breakthroughs and discoveries that have changed the world.
But, in recent years, new methodologies in brain research have shifted the field. Advances in computing power, as well as techniques like machine learning, neural networks, and computer vision have allowed researchers to ask questions and make discoveries that weren’t possible even 10 years ago. So you might say, given these new approaches to studying the world’s most complicated organ, that Brain Science IS Data Science. And our guests today make a compelling case for this view.