User:Cks15
Clara Starkweather is a current senior at Duke University. Her primary interest is in neurobiology. She is taking EGR103L so she can learn how to use Matlab, which is the primary computing method used in neurobiology research. More on her interests below!
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Clara's Interests
Neurobiology
Clara is interested in learning about how the brain uses sensory information to instruct behaviors. Towards this general goal, she conducts research in the Duke Department of Neurobiology in the School of Medicine. The lab in which she works uses songbirds as a model organism to study learning and memory.
Piano
Clara has been playing piano for most of my life. Piano is the best (!) instrument because one can self-harmonize in a capacity far greater than with any other instrument.
Beat-Making
Clara loves hip hop, and loves making hip hop beats on Garageband. Her favorite artists include Flying Lotus, Tokimonsta, and Diplo.
"Grand Challenge for Engineering" of Interest
In order to further studies of machine learning, why not learn about the most brilliant machine of all? The quest to reverse engineer the human brain--to understand the connections that facilitate our thoughts and consciousness--is an important goal of the 21st century. [1]
My Favorite Matlab Demonstration
I loved going through the Loma Prieta Earthquake demo :) I liked how the 3 2-dimensional plots were all compiled into a cool 3-D plot.
References
- ↑ [http//:www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=mit-neuroscientist-discusses-quest-reserve-engineer-human-brain. A Neuroscientist's Quest to Reverse Engineer the Human Brain] , Gareth Cook , Mind Matters , Updated March 20, 2012 , Accessed September 8, 2012 (Grand Challenge)
