What is Data Science? I've been somewhat obsessed with this question for years now. In this post I outline my views, as well as the semi-consensus view being adopted here at UC San Diego. As someone who's held the job title of Data Scientist, who teaches Data Science classes, and who is a ... Read More
Oscillatory Thoughts
Trends in Cognitive Sciences review: “Brain Oscillations and the Importance of Waveform Shape”
[Voytek’s note: As part of the lab’s ongoing “Why we think our research is cool series,” neurosciences PhD student Scott Cole summarizes and contextualizes his most recent review paper, Brain oscillations and the importance of waveform shape, published in Trends in Cognitive Sciences. This paper ... Read More
Removing barriers to science
Like most US universities, UC San Diego has a strong commitment to enhancing diversity outreach and education at every level, from undergraduate and graduate programs to faculty and staff hiring. As the Diversity Chair for both the Neurosciences Graduate Program and my home department of Cognitive ... Read More
Journal of Neuroscience paper: “Age-Related Changes in 1/f Neural Electrophysiological Noise”
Alright! Right on the tail of the publication of my Nature Neuroscience paper from my first post-doc with Mark D'Esposito is my latest paper in the Journal of Neuroscience from my second post-doc with Adam Gazzaley (PDF here). This one, “Age-Related Changes in 1/f Neural Electrophysiological Noise,” ... Read More
The Death of Oliver Sacks
Like many other neuroscientists, Dr. Sacks had a profound influence on my career path. Wired asked me to give my thoughts on what Dr. Sacks meant to me personally and to the field as a whole. That's such a daunting undertaking, but below is my response. (Article on Wired here.) Neuroscience is ... Read More