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Angus Silver
Coventry Polytechnic (BSc)
University College London (PhD)
Scientific career
FieldsNeuroscience
Neuroinformatics
Microscopy
ThesisCalcium as a second messenger in neuronal growth cones (1990)
Websitesilverlab.org

Robin Angus Silver

artificial neural networks by combining in vitro and in vivo experimental approaches with quantitative analysis and computational models developed in silico.[5][6][7]

Education

Silver was educated at

calcium signalling and second messenger systems in neural growth cones.[8]

Research and career

Silver's work has contributed to our understanding of

arithmetic operations.[1][10]

Using theoretical approaches, he has provided insights into the structure and function of

cerebellar input layer is optimal for encoding information and separating overlapping activity patterns.[1]

Silver's group have developed new tools for studying circuit function. These include a high-speed random access 3D scanning fluorescence microscope that uses an acousto-optic lens to scan and focus the laser beam, enabling measurement of spatially distributed neuronal activity at high speed. He has also coordinated the development of software for building models of neural circuits, (neuroConstruct),[6] a language for standardising model descriptions (NeuroML),[7] and a repository of standardized models and infrastructure for collaborative model development, OpenSourceBrain.[11][5]

Silver's research has been funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), European Research Council (ERC) and the Wellcome Trust.[12]

Awards and honours

Silver was elected a

Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2017.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Anon (2017). "Professor Angus Silver FRS". royalsociety.org. London: Royal Society. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from the royalsociety.org website where:

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  2. ^ Angus Silver publications indexed by the Scopus bibliographic database. (subscription required)
  3. ^ a b Anon (2017). "Professor Angus Silver at UCL". iris.ucl.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 6 October 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  4. ^ Angus Silver publications from Europe PubMed Central
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    PMID 28542156
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    PMID 17442244
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    PMID 20585541. Open access icon
  8. OCLC 941024084
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  9. PMID 27542193. Open access icon
  10. PMID 20531421
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  11. ^ Anon (2017). "Open Source Brain: Modelling the brain, together". OpenSourceBrain.org.
  12. ^ Anon (2017). "Members of the Silver Lab". silverlab.org/members.
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