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Computational Neuroscience - Dr Elizabeth Zavitz

41m · No Country for Academics · 05 Jun 10:10

Join us this week on No Country for Academics for an interview with Dr Elizabeth Zavitz, a Research Fellow at Monash University. We explore some of the biggest challenges in the field of visual neuroscience and related computational approaches. 

To learn more about Dr Zavitz's research:  elizabethzavitz.com

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