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Editorial
. 2017 Mar;24(1):1-9.
doi: 10.21315/mjms2017.24.1.1. Epub 2017 Feb 24.

We Must Invest in Applied Knowledge of Computational Neurosciences and Neuroinformatics as an Important Future in Malaysia: The Malaysian Brain Mapping Project

Putra Sumari  1 , Zamzuri Idris  2 , Jafri Malin Abdullah  3
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Editorial

We Must Invest in Applied Knowledge of Computational Neurosciences and Neuroinformatics as an Important Future in Malaysia: The Malaysian Brain Mapping Project

Putra Sumari et al. Malays J Med Sci. 2017 Mar.

Abstract

The Academy of Sciences Malaysia and the Malaysian Industry-Government group for High Technology has been working hard to project the future of big data and neurotechnology usage up to the year 2050. On the 19 September 2016, the International Brain Initiative was announced by US Under Secretary of State Thomas Shannon at a meeting that accompanied the United Nations' General Assembly in New York City. This initiative was seen as an important effort but deemed costly for developing countries. At a concurrent meeting hosted by the US National Science Foundation at Rockefeller University, numerous countries discussed this massive project, which would require genuine collaboration between investigators in the realms of neuroethics. Malaysia's readiness to embark on using big data in the field of brain, mind and neurosciences is to prepare for the 4th Industrial Revolution which is an important investment for the country's future. The development of new strategies has also been encouraged by the involvement of the Society of Brain Mapping and Therapeutics, USA and the International Neuroinformatics Coordinating Facility.

Keywords: Malaysia; big data; brain mapping; computational neurosciences; industrial revolution; neuroinformatics; neurotechnology.

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Figure 1
The field-weighted citation impact (FWCI) of neuroscience (worldwide) is 1.17, which is very good compared to other subjects (black square). The FWCI world average is 1.0. The publication growth rate for neuroscience is 115.6% (5 years)
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Figure 2
The field-weighted citation impact (FWCI) of neuroscience in Malaysia is < 0.8 (black square). The FWCI world average is 1.0. The percentage growth of Malaysian neuroscience (< 90%) is below the world average (100%). However, the result is good compared to other subject areas in Malaysia
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Figure 3
Neuroscience in Malaysia is below the world’s average in terms of growth and FWCI (black star). Neuroscience in ASEAN is above the world’s average in terms of FWCI but exhibits much slower growth (black star)
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Figure 4
Performance of neuroscience in OIC member countries (0.8) is below the world’s average (1.0) in terms of FWCI (black star)
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Figure 5
Neuroscience is ranked 21 amongst 27 subject areas in Malaysia (red square)
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Figure 6
Although the number of papers published in neuroscience in Malaysia is small compared to others, the field-weighted citation impact (FWCI) is good (0.82) but below the world average of 1.0
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