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by vneur 1605 days ago
Building virtual neuroscience software over here https://www.virtualbrainlab.org/

I think with so much hybrid learning and remote teaching going on there's an opportunity for STEM education to become more equitable. Right now to learn about neuroscience you have to go to a university, pay hefty tuition fees, and even then access to really cutting edge technology is blocked by the high cost of research tools. There's nothing stopping us from building virtual versions of this same content.

My vision is that these are used as complements to low-cost in-person lab experiences, so maybe in a class people learn about neurons using a backyard brains setup and then they learn about the really cutting edge expensive tools using this virtual environment.