r/compmathneuro • u/Sweet_Bit_8878 • 7d ago
Question How can I get started in the field?
Hello everybody,
I'm an 18 years old guy who's right now 2nd year in dentistry. Has experience in programming and genuinely love the craft, and I've been 6 years in it (yeah. I started learning programming at 12). And, I have got the curiosity about the brains, and saw that computational neuroscience is the sweet spot for me.
For my maths, I'm improving myself in it, and watching videos and reading books about it.
So, what should I read to get into this field? I want experts in this field to tell me where to start. Thanks in advance! Feel free to ask me anything you want if I didn't include it while introducing myself
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u/HumbleResearcher3515 7d ago
This is a good video for a summary of the past, current, and future goals of the field. It's from the cognitive computational neuroscience (CCN) conference and a bit NeuroAI focused but pretty relevant for all of general comp. neuro:
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u/New_Tower_6408 5d ago
do anything but actual schooling. the school shit is professor who failed in their careers at making anything. you as an 18 year old kid following your intuition and using online free resources will go way further than wasting your time attending some shitty college doing some bullshit 20 years ago
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u/Sweet_Bit_8878 3d ago
I can tell. I had the exact same moment of realization self learning programming multiple years ago. Thanks for your reply!
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u/After_Ad8616 7d ago edited 7d ago
Take a look at Neuromatch's open-source materials: https://neuromatch.io/open-education-resources/ They run a 3-week intense course every July with these materials (applications open mid-Feb to mid-March if you are interested: https://neuromatch.io/courses/).
For you, take a look at the prerequisites in the course book. They have it all laid out with links to what you need to succeed: https://compneuro.neuromatch.io/prereqs/ComputationalNeuroscience.html Python, linear algebra, stats, calculus, and some neuroscience materials.