Neurons are highly specialized cells equipped with a sophisticated molecular machinery for
the reception, integration, conduction and distribution of information. The evolutionary origin …

All cells in the body are immersed (FIGURE 1) in physical, chemical and electrical cues
containing a rich field of information (attempts to formulate this as a mathematical field go …

The construction of the human nervous system is a distinctly complex although highly
regulated process. Human tissue inaccessibility has impeded a molecular understanding of …

The wide variety of animal behaviours that can be observed today arose through the
evolution of their underlying neural circuits. Advances in understanding the mechanisms …

In the attempt to build adaptive and intelligent machines, roboticists have looked at
neuroscience for more than half a century as a source of inspiration for perception and …

Hierarchical organization—the recursive composition of sub-modules—is ubiquitous in
biological networks, including neural, metabolic, ecological, and genetic regulatory …

Brain development is underpinned by complex interactions between neural assemblies,
driving structural and functional change. This neuroconstructivism (the notion that neural …

It is widely assumed in developmental biology and bioengineering that optimal
understanding and control of complex living systems follows from models of molecular …

Communication, the effective delivery of information, is fundamental to life across all scales
and species. Nervous systems (by necessity) may be most specifically adapted among …