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Science Sandbox

May 30, 2019

Coming Soon: “Human Nature”

Center for Computational Biology

May 27, 2019

New Causes of Autism Found in ‘Junk’ DNA By Thomas Sumner

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Neuroscience

May 23, 2019

Recurrent Connections Improve Neural Network Models of Vision By Grace Lindsay

A computer model of vision created by MIT neuroscientists designed these images that can stimulate very high activity in individual neurons

Simons Society of Fellows

May 17, 2019

Seeking the Limits of Encryption By John Pavlus

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Neuroscience

May 16, 2019

Predicting Neural Dynamics from Neural Connectivity By Emily Singer

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Neuroscience

May 09, 2019

Q&A: New Tracking Techniques Reveal Unexpected Social Behaviors

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Neuroscience

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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