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The Bernstein Network (official name: National Bernstein Network Computational Neuroscience; in short NNCN) is a German research network, which started in 2004 as a funding initiative of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). The aim of the initiative was the long-term establishment of the research discipline Computational Neuroscience in Germany.〔 (Overview of the Bernstein Network by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research )〕 As part of the high-tech strategy of the German government, the Bernstein Network has been supported with a total of about 170 million euros until now. The network includes over 200 research groups at more than 25 locations nationwide. The participating research groups are located at universities and non-university research institutes (Fraunhofer, Helmholtz, Leibniz and Max Planck institutes). Using a BMBF initial financing, 22 new professorships in the area of Computational Neuroscience have been established at German universities within the framework of the Bernstein Network, which are continued permanently by the federal states.〔 (Overview of the structure on the website of the Bernstein Network ) 〕〔 (Video about the Bernstein Network on the German neuroscience information portal www.dasGehirn.info (in German) )〕 Scientific members of the network are involved in study programs and courses. In collaboration with more than twenty industry partners, scientific members of the Bernstein network (further) develop specific biomedical or technological applications (e.g. brain computer interface, retinal implant, cochlear implant, prosthesis, advanced driver assistance systems, neuromorphic chips). Also, they explore new diagnostic methods, therapeutic approaches, or tools for neurological or psychiatric disorders in collaboration with clinical researchers (e.g. epilepsy, tinnitus, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, stroke, depression, schizophrenia). Namesake for the network was the German physiologist Julius Bernstein (1839-1917). His "membrane hypothesis" provided the first biophysical explanation of how nerve cells transmit and process information via electrical currents. Generating a mathematical description, he also paved the way to simulate neural brain processes in the computer. == Structure == Six Bernstein Centers (in Berlin, Freiburg, Göttingen, Heidelberg-Mannheim, Munich and Tübingen) form the basic structure of the Bernstein Network.〔 (Information on the Bernstein Centers on the website of the Bernstein Network ) 〕 As additional local structural elements, five Bernstein groups have been established (in Bochum, Bremen, Heidelberg, Jena, and Magdeburg).〔 (Information on the Bernstein groups on the website of the Bernstein Network )〕 Eleven Bernstein Collaborations link the Bernstein Centers with diverse research groups widely distributed over Germany.〔(Information about Bernstein Collaborations on the website of the Bernstein Network ) 〕 Since 2006, the BMBF has annually allocated the Bernstein Award to an outstanding young scientist in the research field of Computational Neuroscience.〔 (Overview of the Bernstein Award on the website of Bernstein network )〕 The award is endowed with up to 1,25 million euros over five years, and allows to establish an independent junior research group at a German research institution. Since 2008 and 2009, respectively, the Bernstein Network comprehends two research foci, which explore the first steps towards applications. The'' Bernstein Focus: Neurotechnology'' includes 4 local collaborative projects (in Berlin, Göttingen, Frankfurt and Freiburg-Tübingen);〔(Information on the Bernstein Focus Neurotechnology on the website of the Bernstein Network )〕 the'' Bernstein Focus: Neuronal Basis of Learning'' comprises eight collaborative projects.〔(Information on the Bernstein Focus Learning on the website of the Bernstein Network )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bernstein Network」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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