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Choong-Wan (Wani) Woo @choongwanwoo.bsky.social · 21h

Our new paper is out in Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences; a perspective paper on the DMN, titled "Embodying the default mode network: self-related processing from an embodied perspective"
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Embodying the default mode network: self-related processing from an embodied perspective

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Memming Park @memming.bsky.social · 15d

Excellent list of speakers! Come join the symposium at the Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown. Register now. #neurocybernetics #computationalNeuroscience

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Memming Park @memming.bsky.social · 23d

I spent less than 1 day Vibe coding. I didn't read or touch any code yet the outcome is quite remarkably good. I never coded in typescript (I used ECMA/Javascript back in the 90s) and made a usable chrome broswer extension only with some natural langauge. I just submitted it to the chrome webstore.

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Systems Neuroscience Mailing List @systems-neuro.bsky.social · Jul 12

Mateusz Kostecki: School of Ideas in Neuroscience 2025, Warsaw, Sept 8-13

School of Ideas in Neuroscience 2025, Warsaw, Sept 8-13

Mateusz Kostecki

groups.google.com

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Memming Park @memming.bsky.social · Jul 12

Thanks to our excellent communication, events and outreach team!

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Memming Park @memming.bsky.social · Jul 11

🏆 This year the three best posters and the best talk will be awarded a money prize! We’re looking forward to receiving your submissions 🙌

🗓️15-17 October
📍Champalimaud Center for the Unknown, Lisbon

#CRSy25 symposium.fchampalimaud.science

#control #neuroscience #machinelearning #ML #COSYNE2025

CRSy

The Champalimaud Research Symposium (CRSy) has been the main scientific meeting of Champalimaud Research since 2017, gathering researchers from all over the world, and across disciplines, to discuss o...

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Memming Park @memming.bsky.social · Jul 11

Do you study neural systems with feedback at different temporal-, spatial-, hierarchical-, data-, or computational- scales? Have you submitted your abstract to the "Neurocybernetics at Scale" symposium?
Due to multiple requests, new abstract submission deadline is 18 July! #AI4Science #cybernetics

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Memming Park @memming.bsky.social · Jun 30

this was by Paul Smolensky in PDP book 1 chapter 6. 1986. Interestingly, his special ingredient was "mathematical analysis" for the Harmony theory.

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Memming Park @memming.bsky.social · Jun 30

"There may have been times when developments in neuroscience, artificial intelligence, or cognitive psychology seduced researchers into believing that their disciplines was on the verge of discovering the secret of intelligence. But a humbling history of hopes disappointed [...]"

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Memming Park @memming.bsky.social · May 28

and the more recent paper on the matter:
arxiv.org/abs/2408.00109
(thanks for the shout out!)

Back to the Continuous Attractor

Continuous attractors offer a unique class of solutions for storing continuous-valued variables in recurrent system states for indefinitely long time intervals. Unfortunately, continuous attractors su...

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Memming Park @memming.bsky.social · May 28

Alfred Tarski and Kurt Gödel in 1935, Vienna. Not the first time, since they first met in 1930 in Vienna.
From: digicoll.lib.berkele... #logician

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Memming Park @memming.bsky.social · May 22

Excited to experience this today!

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hakwan lau @hakwan.bsky.social · Apr 4

who are some good neurotheory / computational neuro / neuroAI ppl interested in getting their hands on lateral prefrontal ephys data, from NHP labs open to collaborate, to custom-built exps (e.g. using intervention tools etc) to test models / theories?

who are your favorites? & why?

🧠📈 🧠💻

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Memming Park @memming.bsky.social · Apr 3

#COSYNE2025 tutorial by Eva Dyer. Foundations of Transformers in Neuroscience youtu.be/CqS_sIrMZ2A...
Materials: cosyne-tutorial-2025...

Cosyne 2025 Tutorial - Eva Dyer - Foundations of Transformers in Neuroscience

Cosyne 2025 Tutorial Session Sponsored by the Simons Foundation TOPIC: Foundations of Transformers in Neuroscience SPEAKER: Eva Dyer, Georgia Institute of Technology DATE: 27 March 2025 In this tutorial, we’ll introduce the fundamentals of transformers and their applications in neuroscience usin

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Blake Richards @tyrellturing.bsky.social · Mar 24

Coming to the #Cosyne2025 workshops? Wanna dance on the final night? We got you covered.

@glajoie.bsky.social and I have organized a party in Tremblant. Come and get on the dance floor y'all. 🕺

April 1st
10PM-3AM
Location: Le P'tit Caribou

DJs Mat Moebius, Xanarelle, and Prosocial

Please share!

Party poster for dance party on final night of Cosyne 2025 workshops. It will take place April 1st, 2025, 10PM to 3AM at Le P'tit Caribou.

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Memming Park @memming.bsky.social · Mar 27

If you are at #COSYNE2025 today, I'm excited to suggest & self-promote work by amazing Ayesha Vermani. Poster session (Thu) 1-030:
Meta-Dynamical State Space Models for Integrative Neural Data Analysis

Also ICLR'25 manuscript: openreview.net/forum...

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Emily Singer @emilysingerneuro.bsky.social · Mar 26

The latest in our #NeuroAI series, from Eva Dyer and @tyrellturing.bsky.social , with comments from @clopathlab.bsky.social, @kordinglab.bsky.social, @memming.bsky.social, @pessoabrain.bsky.social, @computingnature.bsky.social, @sussillodavid.bsky.social and others

The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · Mar 26

How can we make progress in developing a general model of neural computation rather than a series of disjointed models tied to specific experimental circumstances, ask Eva Dyer and @tyrellturing.bsky.social in the latest entry in our NeuroAI series.

www.thetransmitter.org/neuroai/acce...

Accepting “bitter lesson” and embracing brain’s complexity

To gain insight into complex neural data, we must move toward a data-driven regime, employing large models trained on vast amounts of data. Experts weigh in.

www.thetransmitter.org

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Memming Park @memming.bsky.social · Mar 27

Interesting conversations! :)

I believe in Understanding. Never give up, never surrender!

The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · Mar 26

How can we make progress in developing a general model of neural computation rather than a series of disjointed models tied to specific experimental circumstances, ask Eva Dyer and @tyrellturing.bsky.social in the latest entry in our NeuroAI series.

www.thetransmitter.org/neuroai/acce...

Accepting “bitter lesson” and embracing brain’s complexity

To gain insight into complex neural data, we must move toward a data-driven regime, employing large models trained on vast amounts of data. Experts weigh in.

www.thetransmitter.org

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CAJAL Training @cajal-training.bsky.social · Feb 3

🚀 Applications are OPEN for the CAJAL NeuroAI course!

Learn how AI & deep learning help us model brain activity & behavior. Work with experts, get hands-on training & join a global network!

📅 Apply by March 7
🔗 loom.ly/xg_uRKE

#NeuroAI #DeepLearning #Neuroscience

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Memming Park @memming.bsky.social · Dec 28

Looking for the best systems #neuroscience #phd program? Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown has one! #PhDposition = fully funded. US-style lab rotations and an awesome community in Lisbon, Portugal. Apply by the end of Jan, 2025.
http://bit.ly/4iB9SwP

Education Research | Champalimaud Foundation

CR has developed and implemented several educational programmes, advanced courses and workshops, namely the PhD Programmes, INDP and ICDP.

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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

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Memming Park @memming.bsky.social · Nov 26

Count me in! I have worked on Neuro-AI and also the opposite direction applying ML to neural data.

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Memming Park @memming.bsky.social · Sep 13

Let there be Helium.
xkcd.com/2972/

Helium Synthesis

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Memming Park @memming.bsky.social · Apr 20

Ideas need to be hunted down.

Memming Park @memming.bsky.social · Feb 27

The underlying protocol seems more interesting than I imagined. Is the future impact of technology and social dynamics predictable or is it more of a bet?