Understanding the brain, its function and malfunction, is one of the most important and urgent targets of modern science.

Using the most sophisticated technologies neuroscientists now perform experiments ranging from studies on the genome to brain imaging under different conditions. This results in very large quantities of heterogeneous data, which are produced at ever increasing rates.

Modern Biology, often referred to as the key science of the 21th century, is currently undergoing a transformation. The amount and complexity of the data demands the integration of the traditional biology with other sciences. New theoretical concepts, modern methods of data analysis, and mathematical models will play a strategic role in molecular biology. Progress [...]