GEOFFREY J. GOODHILL
- Associate Professor
- Queensland Brain Institute &
Department of Mathematics
- University of Queensland
- St Lucia, QLD 4072
- AUSTRALIA
- Tel: +61 7 3346 6431
- Fax: +61 7 3346 6301
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I am also Editor-in-Chief of the journal
Network: Computation in Neural Systems.
Research Interests
How a single cell develops into a richly structured organism, capable
of processing highly complex information about the world around it, is
one of the most fascinating questions in all biology. A crucial step
in the development of such intelligent organisms is the generation and
wiring up of the nervous system. Billions of neurons must move to
appropriate locations, become specialized to perform particular tasks,
and establish connections with the correct set of other neurons. The
past few years have seen a dramatic increase in our knowledge of
the genes, molecules and patterns of neural activity that control
these key developmental events. However, our understanding of the
computational principles that govern the response of the developing
nervous system to these signals lags far behind. A description of these
processes at the computational level is crucial both for understanding
normal development, and for designing effective theraputic strategies
to repair nervous systems that have gone awry through genetic defects,
injury, or inappropriate developmental environments. The goal of my
research is to produce such an understanding of nervous system
development at the computational level.
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