Misha Tsodyks
My research is in the field of computer modeling in neuroscience. Computer models of brain functions are rapidly becoming important as the amount of experimental data available grows steadily, and computer power and theoretical ideas are being developed.
The goals of computational models are very diverse, ranging from the understanding of consciousness to the properties of individual neurons. My main interest lies in the properties of large-scale neuronal networks, responsible for such brain functions as memory, processing of visual information and spatial navigation. Understanding these complex functions requires a multidisciplinary approach, comprising techniques and ideas of biology, physics and computer science. Several theoretical ideas proposed recently regarding the neuronal mechanisms of associative memory were borrowed from statistical physics. According to these ideas, the cooperative dynamics of large neuronal populations are the correlate of information processing. In my work I apply this line of research to developing biologically plausible models of information processing and memory.
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