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October 14, 2018Tools for gentle introduction to coding
October 14, 2018Swift Playgrounds (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/swift-playgrounds/id908519492?mt=8)
- Drag simple blocks of code
- Very gentle introduction to coding
- Begin with controlling a video game character
- iPad only
Scratch Jr (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/scratchjr/id895485086?mt=8)
- Drag icons that represent code blocks
- Tablet only (iPad & Android)
Blockly (https://blockly-games.appspot.com/)
- Similar to Swift Playgrounds in its introduction
- Begin with controlling a video game character
- Gentle introduction to coding
- Exposure to basic programming syntax
- Runs in browser
- Tablet version in beta
Scratch (https://scratch.mit.edu/)
- More complex desktop version
- Exposure to basic programming syntax
- Also runs in browser
Hopscotch (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hopscotch-learn-to-code-creatively-and-make-games/id617098629?mt=8)
- Nice video tutorials
- Considers a broader range of applications than the other ones
- Slightly less gentle introduction to coding
- Tablet only (iPad & Android)
R Datacamp (https://www.datacamp.com/courses/free-introduction-to-r)
- Browser-based introduction to R
- Video tutorials
- Guided interactive coding exercises
- Full programming syntax
Protein maps chart the causes of disease | Nature
October 14, 2018Computing With Random Pulses Promises to Simplify Circuitry and Save Power – IEEE Spectrum
October 14, 2018Simon and Garfunkel – Leaves That Are Green Lyrics | SongMeanings
October 13, 2018Pyramidal cell – Wikipedia
October 13, 2018Neuroscience: The mind reader : Nature News
October 13, 2018Jean-Dominique Bauby – Wikipedia
October 13, 2018Brain Dead Vs. Coma Vs. Vegetative State | BlackDoctor
October 13, 2018How Inhibition Shapes Cortical Activity
October 13, 2018https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3236361/
Summary
Cortical processing reflects the interplay of synaptic excitation and synaptic inhibition. Rapidly accumulating evidence is highlighting the crucial role of inhibition in shaping spontaneous and sensory-evoked cortical activity and thus underscores how a better knowledge of inhibitory circuits is necessary for our understanding of cortical function. We discuss current views of how inhibition regulates the function of cortical neurons and point to a number of important open questions.
