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Issue for October 06, 2006

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An Enterprising Approach to Brain Science
By  Greg Miller  -

Mobile computing pioneer Jeff Hawkins has had a lifelong fascination with brains. Now he's trying to model the human cerebral cortex--and he’s created a software company based on his ideas. (Courtesy of Science magazine.)

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Vision's Grand Theorist
By  Ingrid Wickelgren  -

Eero Simoncelli has an eye for mathematical truths that explain human vision--and he's adept at translating that knowledge into practical tools such as image-compression techniques. (Courtesy of Science magazine.)

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Special Feature: Careers in Computational Neuroscience
By  Alan Kotok  -

Career and funding opportunities are growing for researchers who combine neuroscience with informatics and engineering.

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Who We Are As Scientists
By  Beryl Lieff Benderly  -

Spurred by the stem-cell scandal, a group of Korean early-career scientists organized an international conference on ethical issues in science.

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Neural Computing at Waterloo
By  Andrew Fazekas  -

Established in 2001, the computational neuroscience research group at the University of Waterloo is planning to hire new faculty and getting set to open up its own centre.