title: Open source tools for large-scale neuroscience.
abstract: New technologies for monitoring and manipulating the nervous system promise exciting biology but pose challenges for analysis and computation. Solutions can be found in the form of modern approaches to distributed computing, machine learning, and interactive visualization. But embracing these new technologies will require a cultural shift: away from independent efforts and proprietary methods and toward an open source and collaborative neuroscience.
authors.affiliation: HHMI Janelia Research Center, 19700 Helix Drive, Ashburn, VA 20147, United States. Electronic address: freemanj11@janelia.hhmi.org.
authors.forename: Jeremy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Freeman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D066264:Datasets as Topic; D009488:Neurosciences / Q000639:trends*; D061848:Optical Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D012984:Software / Q000592:standards*