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Global Brain

April 24, 2019

Grid Cells Encode Both Meaning and Position By Grace Lindsay

Viewing the animal's environment from above, yellow spots indicate the locations in which this grid cell fires. Red lines mark the grid's orientation, which is aligned with the walls of the environment in the foraging task (left) but slightly angled in the rewarded environment (right)

Mathematics & Physical Sciences

April 22, 2019

Watch: Alexei Kitaev and the Value of Toy Models

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Flatiron Institute

April 04, 2019

How ALS Progresses on Genetic and Cellular Level Revealed by High-Res Spinal Cord Study By Thomas Sumner

A human spinal tissue sample. On top of the image are a series of colored spots representative of gene expression.

April 02, 2019

Brain Areas May Use “Subspace” Communication to Talk to One Another By Emily Singer

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Global Brain

March 19, 2019

Multitasking Neural Networks Balance Specialization With Flexibility By Karen Schroeder

Hand holding queen of spades, king of spades, ace of spades, jack of clubs and jack of spades cards

March 15, 2019

How the Brain Holds On to Working Memory By Grace Lindsay

Three carts of neural networks: isolated neurons, continuous attractor (integrator) and multiple discrete attractors (multistability)

March 06, 2019

Watch: Eva Silverstein on String Theory, Quantum Gravity and the History of the Universe

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Flatiron Institute

February 28, 2019

Open-Source Software Tracks Neural Activity in Real Time

An image of neurons (white) taken using calcium imaging techniques. An innovative software dubbed CaImAn can automatically differentiate between individual neurons (yellow outlines) with nearly the same accuracy as a human (red outlines).