Putting big data to good use in neuroscience

Nat Neurosci. 2014 Nov;17(11):1440-1. doi: 10.1038/nn.3839.

Abstract

Big data has transformed fields such as physics and genomics. Neuroscience is set to collect its own big data sets, but to exploit its full potential, there need to be ways to standardize, integrate and synthesize diverse types of data from different levels of analysis and across species. This will require a cultural shift in sharing data across labs, as well as to a central role for theorists in neuroscience research.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Databases, Factual*
  • Genomics
  • Humans
  • Information Dissemination*
  • Information Storage and Retrieval*
  • Neurosciences / methods*