Power to the People: Addressing Big Data Challenges in Neuroscience by Creating a New Cadre of Citizen Neuroscientists.
Global neuroscience projects are producing big data at an unprecedented rate that informatic and artificial intelligence (AI) analytics simply cannot handle. Online games, like Foldit, Eterna, and Eyewire-and now a new neuroscience game, Mozak-are fueling a people-powered research science (PPRS) revolution, creating a global community of "new experts" that over time synergize with computational efforts to accelerate scientific progress, empowering us to use our collective cerebral talents to drive our understanding of our brain.
Life Sciences Institute, Center for Brain Health, and Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada. Electronic address: roskams@zoology.ubc.ca.
Jane
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Roskams
Center for Game Science, Computer Sciences and Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-5852, USA. Electronic address: zoran@cs.washington.edu.
Zoran
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Popović
D003256:Community Participation / Q000379:methods*; D038622:Internationality; D009488:Neurosciences / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018910:Video Games