Brains and Computers

Monash Biomedical Imaging (MBI) provides a full suite of world-class biomedical imaging equipment and expertise for preclinical and clinical research. MBI's state-of-the-art imagingfacilitiesare used forinterdisciplinary and multi-modal imaging research, allowingresearchers to advance our understanding of human diseases to improve health outcomes.

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The future of neuroscience and understanding the complexity of the human mind
Two of the world’s leading brain researchers will come together to discuss some of the latest international efforts to understand the brain. They will discuss two massive initiatives – the US based Allen Institute for Brain Science and European Human Brain Project. By combining neuroscience with the power of computing both projects are harnessing the efforts of hundreds of neuroscientists in unprecedented collaborations aimed at unravelling the mysteries of the human brain. 
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This unique FREE public event, hosted by ABC Radio and TV personality <A HREF="http://www.abc.net.au/profiles/content/s2109073.htm" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Bernie Hobbs</A>, will feature two presentations by each brain researcher followed by an interactive discussion with the audience. 
This is your chance to ask the big brain questions.
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<H4 CLASS="MsoNormal">Professor Christof Koch President and Chief Scientific Officer, Allen Institute for Brain Science, USA</H4>
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Professor Koch leads a large scale, 10-year effort to build brain observatories to map, analyse and understand the mouse and human cerebral cortex. His work integrates theoretical, computational and experimental neuroscience. Professor Koch pioneered the scientific study of consciousness with his long-time collaborator, the late Nobel laureate Francis Crick. Learn more about the <A HREF="http://www.alleninstitute.org/what-we-do/brain-science/about/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Allen Institute for Brain Science</A> and <A HREF="http://www.alleninstitute.org/what-we-do/brain-science/about/team/staff-profiles/christof-koch/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Christof Koch</A>.
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<H4 CLASS="MsoNormal">Professor Karlheinz Meier Co-Director and Vice Chair of the Human Brain Project Professor of Physics, University of Heidelberg, Germany</H4>
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This event is brought to you by the <A TITLE="ARC Centre of Excellence for Integrative Brain Function" HREF="http://www.brainfunction.edu.au/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Integrative Brain Function</A>. 
Discovering how the brain interacts with the world.
<A HREF="http://www.brainfunction.edu.au/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer"><IMG STYLE="vertical-align: text-bottom; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" TITLE="ARC Centre of Excellence for Integrative Brain Function" ALT="ARC Centre of Excellence for Integrative Brain Function" SRC="https://cdn.evbuc.com/eventlogos/188015723/cibflogolandscape.jpg" HEIGHT="152" WIDTH="492"></IMG></A>The ARC Centre of Excellence for Integrative Brain Function is supported by the Australian Research Council.

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