title: [Progress of brain-neural function informatics].
abstract: Firstly the fundamental concept and research hotspots of Brain-Neural Function Informatics (BNFI) are described. Then the main study fields and progresses of BNFI are expounded. Finally the prospects of BNFI research are given. Studies on BNFI not only promote the "Brain Science" progress, but also boost the industry of a new kind of medical instruments - function rehabilitation equipment and artificial functional prostheses.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of the Education Ministry, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an.
authors.forename: Chong-xun
authors.initials: CX
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Xiao-mei
authors.initials: XM
authors.lastname: Pei
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001698:Biomedical Engineering; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D003205:Computing Methodologies; D006801:Humans; D048088:Informatics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D009424:Nervous System Physiological Phenomena