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| Title |
Of Toasters and Molecular Ticker Tapes
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLoS Computational Biology, December 2011
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1002291 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Konrad P. Kording |
| Abstract |
Experiments in systems neuroscience can be seen as consisting of three steps: (1) selecting the signals we are interested in, (2) probing the system with carefully chosen stimuli, and (3) getting data out of the brain. Here I discuss how emerging techniques in molecular biology are starting to improve these three steps. To estimate its future impact on experimental neuroscience, I will stress the analogy of ongoing progress with that of microprocessor production techniques. These techniques have allowed computers to simplify countless problems; because they are easier to use than mechanical timers, they are even built into toasters. Molecular biology may advance even faster than computer speeds and has made immense progress in understanding and designing molecules. These advancements may in turn produce impressive improvements to each of the three steps, ultimately shifting the bottleneck from obtaining data to interpreting it. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 12 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 50% |
| Canada | 1 | 8% |
| Portugal | 1 | 8% |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 8% |
| Germany | 1 | 8% |
| Unknown | 2 | 17% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 6 | 50% |
| Members of the public | 5 | 42% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 8% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 125 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 9% |
| France | 2 | 2% |
| Colombia | 1 | <1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Austria | 1 | <1% |
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Israel | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 106 | 85% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 36 | 29% |
| Researcher | 24 | 19% |
| Student > Bachelor | 13 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 9 | 7% |
| Student > Master | 9 | 7% |
| Other | 24 | 19% |
| Unknown | 10 | 8% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 49 | 39% |
| Neuroscience | 24 | 19% |
| Engineering | 14 | 11% |
| Computer Science | 10 | 8% |
| Psychology | 5 | 4% |
| Other | 10 | 8% |
| Unknown | 13 | 10% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 41. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 27 October 2020.
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