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Arbib (Michael A.) papers
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Description
Papers of Michael A. Arbib, Fletcher Jones Professor of Computer Science; University Professor; Professor of Biological Sciences,
Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Neuroscience and Psychology; Director, USC Human Brain Project. Prof. Arbib
has based his career on the argument that we can learn much about machines from studying brains, and much about brains from
studying machines. He has thus always worked for an interdisciplinary environment in which computer scientists and engineers
can talk to neuroscientists and cognitive scientists. His primary research focus is on the coordination of perception and
action.
Arbib's papers document his research as a theoretical neuroscientist and a computer scientist, as well as his work as a professor
at USC. Included in the collection are his correspondence with colleagues in the field and publishers; articles and manuscript
materials; and material pertaining to the Human Brain Project which Arbib conducted in the late 1990s.
Background
Michael A. Arbib has been Emeritus as University Professor, Fletcher Jones Professor of computer science, and professor of
biological sciences, biomedical engineering, electrical engineering, neuroscience and psychology at the University of Southern
California since 2016. He currently is an adjunct professor of psychology at the University of California at San Diego where
he also explores the possible roles of neuroscience in the architecture of the built environment.
Extent
78.7 Linear Feet
136 boxes
Restrictions
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian.
Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended
to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Availability
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.