Outline of cybernetical neuroscience

The article discusses a new scientific field — cybernetical neuroscience — which studies mathematical models adopted in computational neuroscience using methods from cybernetics (the science of control and communication in living organisms, machines, and society). It also examines the practical application of results obtained from research on mathematical models. Key tasks, methods, and results in cybernetical neuroscience are outlined. As an example some results in neurointerface control and machine learning methods from the Institute for Problems in Mechanical Engineering, Russian Academy of Sciences (IPME RAS) are presented.