Cognition is the mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience and the senses. The processes can be analyzed from different perspectives within different contexts, notably in the fields of linguistics, anesthesia, neuroscience, psychiatry, psychology, education, philosophy, anthropology, biology, systemic, logic and computer science. So far, we still do not know how many neuron types, neural circuits and networks in our brain. It is important to construct the basis for deciphering brain and developing brain-inspired artificial intelligence (AI). In 2012, Chinese Academy of Sciences started the Strategic Priority Research Program, mapping brain functional connections. This research program tried to set up new research teams for interpreting and modeling the brain function-specific neural connectivity and network. In 2014, we started the Shanghai Brain-Intelligence Project, for translational research and R&D. We tried to map the somatosensory neuron types and their connectivity with single-cell Tech and the trans-synaptic tracers. We were also interested to link Neuroscience and AI development. Our team has produced the deep-learning, neural network processors, and achieved the applications of AI Tech, such as the speech recognition and translation technology, and the bionics of eyes and control system through the physiological, mathematical, physical and circuit models.
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