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UCL NeuroAI @ucl-neuroai.bsky.social · 13d

📢 We are very happy to announce the 2025 @ucl.ac.uk
#NeuroAI Annual Conference!

Join us on Wed 5 November 2025 at @uclchildhealth.bsky.social

Details and registration: www.ucl.ac.uk/event-ticket...
Poster and lightning talks submissions are now open, up to 8th Oct.

@ucl-neurodomain.bsky.social

UCL Event Ticketing

www.ucl.ac.uk

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Asaph Zylbertal @azylbertal.bsky.social · Sep 3

Using cutting-edge RL, it learns to survive in ecologically realistic environments, revealing how coarse-grained behavioural strategies relate to an organism's sensory world ("umwelt"), ecological pressures, and physical constraints.

Full results, methodology and code coming soon!

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Asaph Zylbertal @azylbertal.bsky.social · Sep 3

First sneak peek into SimFish! 🐟
Long in development with @isaacbianco.bsky.social and Sam Pink, our fish-on-chips now captures key aspects of larval #zebrafish sensory processing and motor control.

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Claudia Clopath Lab @clopathlab.bsky.social · Aug 8

We were asked to write a commentary on NeuroAI for Nat. Rev. Neuro. with Sadra Sadeh, so here it is: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

www.nature.com

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Marcus Ghosh @marcusghosh.bsky.social · Aug 1

How does the structure of a neural circuit shape its function?

@neuralreckoning.bsky.social & I explore this in our new preprint:

doi.org/10.1101/2025...

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A diagram showing 128 neural network architectures.

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UCL NeuroAI @ucl-neuroai.bsky.social · Jun 23

We sincerely apologise for the last-minute cancellation of May's seminar with @neurokim.bsky.social due to unexpected technical difficulties. Thanks to Kim's flexibility, we've rescheduled for:

🗓️Wed 9 July 2025
⏰2-3pm BST

ℹ️ Registration: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ucl-neuroa...

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UCL NeuroAI @ucl-neuroai.bsky.social · May 30

For our next UCL #NeuroAI online seminar, we are happy to welcome Dr Cian O’Donell @cianodonnell.bsky.social (@ulsteruni.bsky.social)

🗓️Wed 11 June 2025
⏰2-3pm BST

Talk title: 'Neurobiological constraints on learning: bug or feature?'

ℹ️ Details / registration: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ucl-neuroa...

UCL NeuroAI Talk Series

A series of NeuroAI themed talks organised by the UCL NeuroAI community. Talks will continue on a monthly basis.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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UCL NeuroAI @ucl-neuroai.bsky.social · May 8

For our next UCL #NeuroAI online seminar, we are exciting to welcome Dr Kim Stachenfeld @neurokim.bsky.social (Google DeepMind, @columbiauniversity.bsky.social)

🗓️Wed 14 May 2025 (Next week!)
⏰2-3pm BST

Talk title: 'Understanding reward-guided learning using large-scale datasets'

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UCL NeuroAI @ucl-neuroai.bsky.social · Apr 23

Going online today, 4pm - see you there!

UCL NeuroAI @ucl-neuroai.bsky.social · Apr 16

‼️Due to unforeseen circumstances, the seminar scheduled for today has been postponed by one week. It will now take place on:

🗓️Wed 23 April 2025
⏰4-5pm BST

UCL NeuroAI @ucl-neuroai.bsky.social · Apr 4

For our next UCL #NeuroAI online seminar, we are happy to host Dr Shaul Druckmann (@stanforduniversity.bsky.social, @stanfordpsy.bsky.social).

🗓️Wed 16 April 2025
⏰4-5pm BST

Talk title: 'Relating circuit dynamics to computation: robustness and dimension-specific computation in cortical dynamics'

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UCL NeuroAI @ucl-neuroai.bsky.social · Apr 16

‼️Due to unforeseen circumstances, the seminar scheduled for today has been postponed by one week. It will now take place on:

🗓️Wed 23 April 2025
⏰4-5pm BST

UCL NeuroAI @ucl-neuroai.bsky.social · Apr 4

For our next UCL #NeuroAI online seminar, we are happy to host Dr Shaul Druckmann (@stanforduniversity.bsky.social, @stanfordpsy.bsky.social).

🗓️Wed 16 April 2025
⏰4-5pm BST

Talk title: 'Relating circuit dynamics to computation: robustness and dimension-specific computation in cortical dynamics'

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UCL NeuroAI @ucl-neuroai.bsky.social · Apr 15

See you tomorrow, 4-5pm BST (note that it's not our usual time).
Dont forget to register to receive the attendance link! ⬇️

UCL NeuroAI @ucl-neuroai.bsky.social · Apr 4

For our next UCL #NeuroAI online seminar, we are happy to host Dr Shaul Druckmann (@stanforduniversity.bsky.social, @stanfordpsy.bsky.social).

🗓️Wed 16 April 2025
⏰4-5pm BST

Talk title: 'Relating circuit dynamics to computation: robustness and dimension-specific computation in cortical dynamics'

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UCL NeuroAI @ucl-neuroai.bsky.social · Apr 10

‼️ Interested in the emergence of similar representations in diverse systems?

Check out the September meetup by @unireps.bsky.social ⬇️

UniReps @unireps.bsky.social · Apr 10

🚀Exciting News! 🚀

Join us for the first UniReps x @ucl-neuroai.bsky.social Meetup at @ucl.ac.uk @sainsburywellcome.bsky.social on Sept 8, 2025! 🎉

🎙️ Keynote by @irisgroen.bsky.social (University of Amsterdam)

📍 Register now! 👉
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

UniReps x Ucl Neuro Ai meetup registration

Hi all! We’re excited to launch the UniReps meetup in collaboration with UCL NeuroAi. This meetup builds on the success of the Unireps workshop at NeurIPS 2023-2024, continuing the exploration of un...

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UCL NeuroAI @ucl-neuroai.bsky.social · Apr 4

For our next UCL #NeuroAI online seminar, we are happy to host Dr Shaul Druckmann (@stanforduniversity.bsky.social, @stanfordpsy.bsky.social).

🗓️Wed 16 April 2025
⏰4-5pm BST

Talk title: 'Relating circuit dynamics to computation: robustness and dimension-specific computation in cortical dynamics'

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Asaph Zylbertal @azylbertal.bsky.social · Mar 18

עצרנו בה רק לרגע בדרך חזרה, אז אני לא יודע להגיד עליה כלום חוץ מזה שקולגה וולשית אומרת שהיא נחשבת לעיירה הכי וולשית בוולס

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Asaph Zylbertal @azylbertal.bsky.social · Mar 18

מסלולי יום מלונדון מוזילים מאד התחבורה, בגלל המרחק הקצר אבל גם ההנחה המשמעותית על כרטיס חזור באותו היום. אפשר לעשות ככה גם את שבע האחיות, ועוד מלא אפשרויות (יכול לפרט אם זה כיוון שתשקלו, מן הסתם נוף יותר כפרי, פחות פראי)

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Asaph Zylbertal @azylbertal.bsky.social · Mar 18

העיירה ברקון שוכנת ממש לרגלי הרכס אז אפשר לצאת ממנה בקלות ברגל לכמה מסלולים. האוטובוס מקרדיף גם עובר (לפחות היה עובר) בתחילת המסלול לפסגת pen y fan, שגם נגישה ברגל מברקון ואפשר לסגור ככה לולאה (אנחנו הספקנו רק את זה, כי למחרת התחיל מבול). נראה לי ש-3 ימים שם לגמרי מספיקים

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Asaph Zylbertal @azylbertal.bsky.social · Mar 18

ראיתי באיחור של חודש... 😞
אנחנו מעולם לא נהגנו כאן, ועשינו לא מעט טיולים בטבע דרך תחב"צ. מן הסתם זה מוסיף זמן ואילוצים, וגם לא מתאים למקומות באמת מרוחקים, אבל בהחלט אפשרי.
טיולים זכורים לטו: Brecon Beacons בדרום ווילס, צוקי Seven Sisters בחוף הדרומי (אפשר לחבר לכמה דברים), הרבה אופציות בSurrey

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Michael Hendricks 🇨🇦 @michaelhendricks.bsky.social · Mar 3

I have a theory about why, beyond just being people, much of US scientific leadership was caught so flat-footed and is displaying Neville Chamberlain-tier wet kleenex resolve in defense of our institutions and values.

Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · Mar 3

I wish more prominent scientists would speak out about what is happening under Trump.

Yes, there is a real threat to one's livelihood of doing so. Being a scientist has been my lifelong dream, but there's honest work I can do outside of science, and I'd rather do that than serve the current regime.

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UCL NeuroAI @ucl-neuroai.bsky.social · Feb 27

For our next UCL #NeuroAI online seminar, we are happy to be hosting Dr Andrej Bicanski @andrejbicanski.bsky.social (@mpicbs.bsky.social)

🗓️Wed 12 March 2025
⏰2-3pm GMT

Talk title: Cognitive maps as expectations learned across episodes – a model of the two dentate gyrus blades

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UCL NeuroAI @ucl-neuroai.bsky.social · Feb 12

Join us today, 2pm GMT!

UCL NeuroAI @ucl-neuroai.bsky.social · Feb 4

For our next UCL #NeuroAI online seminar, we are happy to be hosting Dr Dan Goodman @neuralreckoning.bsky.social (@imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social).

🗓️Wed 12 Feb 2025
⏰2-3pm GMT

Talk title: Neural architectures: what are they good for anyway?

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Athena Akrami @athenaakrami.bsky.social · Feb 9

like me puzzled about the anti-science sentiment in the US? here's a nice read arguing that there's no crisis of 'public' trust in science but rather a crisis of 'conservative' trust, which is rooted in their hostility toward government regulation of the marketplace.

direct.mit.edu/daed/article...

From Anti-Government to Anti-Science: Why Conservatives Have Turned Against Science

Abstract. Empirical data do not support the conclusion of a crisis of public trust in science. They do support the conclusion of a crisis of conservative trust in science: polls show that American att...

direct.mit.edu

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Neuromatch @neuromatch.bsky.social · Feb 3

📢 Applications Open Soon for Neuromatch Academy!

✨ Whether you're diving into CN, DL, Climate, or NeuroAI, this is your chance to learn from top experts, collaborate with a global community, and gain hands-on experience.

buff.ly/3PaEQys

#neuro #ScienceEd #ClimateScience #AI #MLSky #compneurosky

Road map to important application dates. February 24, Applications Open. March 23, Applications Close. Mid-April, Application Decisions. Early-May, Enrollment Deadline.

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UCL NeuroAI @ucl-neuroai.bsky.social · Feb 4

For our next UCL #NeuroAI online seminar, we are happy to be hosting Dr Dan Goodman @neuralreckoning.bsky.social (@imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social).

🗓️Wed 12 Feb 2025
⏰2-3pm GMT

Talk title: Neural architectures: what are they good for anyway?

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · Feb 2

Science is political. It wouldn't necessarily have to be partisan.

But when one party is opposed to science-based policy, scientists have a choice between saying "you're right, thoughts and prayers are probably as effective as reducing carbon emissions" or saying "fuck that."

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UCL NeuroAI @ucl-neuroai.bsky.social · Jan 16

For the next UCL #NeuroAI online seminar, we are happy to be hosting Dr Alex Cayco Gajic (@cognitionens.bsky.social)

🗓️Wed 29 Jan 2025
⏰2-3pm GMT

Talk title: Dimensionality reduction beyond neural subspaces

ℹ️Details and registration: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ucl-neuroa...

UCL NeuroAI Talk Series

A series of NeuroAI themed talks organised by the UCL NeuroAI community. Talks will continue on a monthly basis.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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