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Simon Chang
@simoncechang.bsky.social
Neurobiologist
Reposted by Simon Chang
Super happy #xCEBRA was presented as a peer-reviewed proceedings paper today at #AISTATS2025 by @stes.io et al! This extends #CEBRA with the ability to attribute specific inputs to latents over time 🙌

📝: openreview.net/forum?id=aGr...
Code: github.com/AdaptiveMoto...
Demo: cebra.ai/docs/demo_no...
May 3, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Reposted by Simon Chang
What drives our desire to eat or drink? Food or water intake is regulated by distinct circuits with specialized "thirst" and "hunger" neurons in the amygdala, a new study in mice shows. Read more: www.bi.mpg.de/news/2025-03...

@uniregensburg.bsky.social @stanford.edu
Art @somedonkey.bsky.social
March 31, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Reposted by Simon Chang
Nominate or apply! Big prize!
🧠✨Are you a mid-career neuroscientist (5+ years post-PhD) from an underrepresented group working in relations with the causal mechanisms of brain diseases? Apply for the ALBA-Roche Research Prize for Excellence in Neuroscience!
👉 loom.ly/_EvQvm4
⏰ 20 Jan 2025
November 28, 2024 at 12:35 PM
Reposted by Simon Chang
Alright #neuroAI 😉 crew and those in #AI #ML perhaps interested in brain-inspired models and what’s next (not just foundation models please!). Here is my vision/roadmap of the next steps. A reflection & projection wrapped into a Perspective. Feedback very much welcomed. 🧠🧪👩‍🔬

arxiv.org/abs/2411.15234
Adaptive Intelligence: leveraging insights from adaptive behavior in animals to build flexible AI systems
Biological intelligence is inherently adaptive -- animals continually adjust their actions based on environmental feedback. However, creating adaptive artificial intelligence (AI) remains a major chal...
arxiv.org
November 26, 2024 at 9:21 AM