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Matt Golub @mattgolub.bsky.social · 13d

(1/n) How can we infer single-trial communication between 🧠 regions? Check out our ICML 2025 paper: “Accurate Identification of Communication Between Multiple Interacting Neural Populations,” by Belle Liu and @jsacks.bsky.social in my lab: arxiv.org/abs/2506.19094

Accurate identification of communication between multiple interacting neural populations

Neural recording technologies now enable simultaneous recording of population activity across many brain regions, motivating the development of data-driven models of communication between brain region...

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Mel Brooks @officialmelbrooks.bsky.social · Jun 12

I told you we’d be back

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Dan Levenstein @dlevenstein.bsky.social · May 1

I for one am not sure what makes a theory formal but I like thinking about my theories dressed up in a cute little tuxedo 🥰🤵

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Marianna Zhang @mariannazhang.bsky.social · Apr 26

yesterday, my postdoc funding (salary and research funds) was cancelled by the National Science Foundation, effective immediately. I received the same generic, vaguely threatening, typo-ridden email as many of my colleagues who have had their awards terminated recently. (1/n)

email starting, "The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has undertaken a review of its award portfolio. Each award was carefully and individually reviewed, and the agency has determined that termination of certain awards is necessary because they are not in alignment with current NSF priorites."

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Jake Sacks @jsacks.bsky.social · Apr 27

I've heard really good things! Replaying FFX for the Nth time right now lol

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Guido Meijer @guidomeijer.com · Apr 9

The PhD students started writing motivational quotes on the whiteboard

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MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social · Apr 8

We're disappointed to see Ben Barres's powerful book "The Autobiography of a Transgender Scientist" among the ~400 titles removed from the Naval Academy Library. Needless to say, we're proud to have published his book and will keep it — and his memory — alive.

The Coming Out of a Transgender Scientist

"I know that I am making the right decision because whenever I think about changing my gender role, I am flooded with feelings of relief."

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Allen Institute @alleninstitute.org · Apr 1

Big day for Brians! Please tag a Brian who should join us in this research.

Scientists have learned a lot about brains, but they know hardly anything about Brians. That's why we're shifting from brain science to Brian science.

🧠📈 alleninstitute.org/news/announc...

Announcing a shift from brain science to Brian science

Leading researchers at Allen Institute to study interests, behaviors, and brains of Brians.

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Harsha Gurnani @harshag.bsky.social · Mar 25

Super excited about our 2-day @cosynemeeting.bsky.social workshop on learning that pays tribute to the diversity of timescales, teaching signals and circuits that work together to shape adaptive behaviors, and where we hope to bridge insights from behavior, dynamics, and learning rules! #cosyne2025

Jake Sacks @jsacks.bsky.social · Mar 25

Excited to share our #cosyne25 workshop on learning across timescales! Check out our awesome line-up of speakers across both days: learning-fast-and-slow.github.io

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Jake Sacks @jsacks.bsky.social · Mar 25

Excited to share our #cosyne25 workshop on learning across timescales! Check out our awesome line-up of speakers across both days: learning-fast-and-slow.github.io

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Nicole Rust @nicolecrust.bsky.social · Mar 24

As we gear up for #cosyne2025, let's be aware of everyone we're missing. Most can't speak. So how about a roll call - one that doesn't name names?

I know of >15 individuals from NIH that can't travel (b/c ban). +2 posters that will be delivered by PIs b/c trainees can't travel (visas). You?

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Harsha Gurnani @harshag.bsky.social · Mar 22

Visa/ green card holders in the US who had planned to go to @cosynemeeting.bsky.social , what are your current thoughts about leaving and reentering the US / has your university issued any new directive? I'm happy to dm/ chat over Signal too. #cosyne25 #neuroskyence

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Jake Sacks @jsacks.bsky.social · Mar 17

Programming midi drums always reminds me of spike trains

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Jake Sacks @jsacks.bsky.social · Feb 5

Unironically should be a new standard

Lord Farquaad

YouTube video by Shrek Is Love - Topic

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Eugene Vinitsky 🍒 @eugenevinitsky.bsky.social · Jan 25

Putting 4'33 on loop to get in the zone and get some work done

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Jake Sacks @jsacks.bsky.social · Jan 24

I wouldn't have it any other way 🫶

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Joao Barbosa @jbarbosa.org · Jan 17

Imagine the whole world looking this.

It is actually pretty easy to improve our lives, no need for new tech magic or some mars migration BS: just abolish cars from city centres

Hugo Spiers @hugospiers.bsky.social · Jan 17

Imagine London like this:

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · Jan 17

Air pollution has dropped significantly in #Paris in the last 15 years. Mayor @annehidalgo.bsky.social’s leadership has traded car space for green space, safe bike space, kid space.. and traded pollution for people.

Good trade.

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Jake Sacks @jsacks.bsky.social · Dec 31

Warm up GPUs

Ben Golub @bengolub.bsky.social · Dec 31

diagonalize

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Grace Lindsay @neurograce.bsky.social · Dec 23

What papers do you like that demonstrate the use of 'orthogonal subspaces' for encoding information in neural populations? #neuroskyence #compneuro #neuroAI

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Jonathan A. Michaels @jonathanamichaels.bsky.social · Dec 23

Can the motor system use sensory expectations to prepare for unexpected events?

Excited to share my latest work with @andpru.bsky.social – where we establish that sensory expectations shape neural population dynamics in motor circuits!

🧵 and paper below
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Cian O'Donnell @cianodonnell.bsky.social · Dec 11

petition to change the word describing ChatGPT's mistakes from 'hallucinations' to 'confabulations'

A hallucination is a false subjective sensory experience. ChatGPT doesn't have experiences!

It's just making up plausible-sounding bs, covering knowledge gaps. That's confabulation

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Spageddy "Undead Boochetta" Lee @deadbarchetta.bsky.social · Dec 9

I've probably shared this with you before but just in case I haven't, one of my favorite Photoshop jobs I've ever done

The cover of John Coltrane's masterpiece album "A Love Supreme" but it's been edited to read "A Crunchwrap Supreme" and John appears to be smelling the titular Taco Bell menu item

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Tony Zador @tonyzador.bsky.social · Dec 6

Cosyne undergrad travel grants!

cosynemeeting.bsky.social @cosynemeeting.bsky.social · Dec 2

The Undergrad Travel Grant Program (deadline: Dec 6th) provides an opportunity for undergrads to learn more about comp systems neuro. It’s especially suited for students considering neuro graduate study!

Apply here:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

More info:
www.cosyne.org/travel-grants

Cosyne 2025 Undergraduate Travel Grant Program

docs.google.com

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Jake Sacks @jsacks.bsky.social · Dec 6

Tarkovsky is the best! Just rewatched Solaris recently and reading the book now. This is definitely a treasure trove

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jenny_tightpants🪑 @jtp.bsky.social · Dec 5

rate my ride

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