Thomas Naselaris, Danielle S. Bassett, Alyson K. Fletcher, Konrad Kording, Nikolaus Kriegeskorte, Hendrikje Nienborg, Russell A. Poldrack, Daphna Shohamy, Kendrick Kay, Cognitive Computational Neuroscience: A New Conference for an Emerging Discipline, Trends in Cognitive Sciences, Volume 22, Issue 5, 2018, Pages 365-367, DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2018.02.008.
Understanding the computational principles that underlie complex behavior is a central goal in cognitive science, artificial intelligence, and neuroscience. In an attempt to unify these disconnected communities, we created a new conference called Cognitive Computational Neuroscience (CCN). The inaugural meeting revealed considerable enthusiasm but significant obstacles remain.