Articles

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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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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