Computational neurosciencewith global accessibility

摘要

An international group of experts in computational neuroscience have developed a new online school: the Neuromatch Academy.1 Started in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the goal of the Academy is to provide an inclusive education in computational neuroscience. True to its mission, the first course was run in parallel over three major time zones in July, 2020. More than 1700 students from 64 countries took part, and another 5000 students followed the course within a self-paced option.1 Specific efforts to include individuals across geopolitical borders included a last-minute licence from the US Office of Foreign Assets Control to allow the inclusion of Iranian residents.