The fly connectome reveals a path to the effectome

DA Pospisil, MJ Aragon, S Dorkenwald, A Matsliah… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
A goal of neuroscience is to obtain a causal model of the nervous system. The recently
reported whole-brain fly connectome,–specifies the synaptic paths by which neurons can …

Identification of interacting neural populations: methods and statistical considerations

RE Kass, H Bong, M Olarinre, Q **n… - Journal of …, 2023 - journals.physiology.org
As improved recording technologies have created new opportunities for neurophysiological
investigation, emphasis has shifted from individual neurons to multiple populations that form …

Longitudinal Causal Inference with Selective Eligibility

Z Jiang, E Ben-Michael, DJ Greiner, R Halen… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Dropout often threatens the validity of causal inference in longitudinal studies. While existing
studies have focused on the problem of missing outcomes caused by treatment, we study an …

Causal inference in the closed-loop: marginal structural models for sequential excursion effects

AW Levis, G Loewinger, F Pereira - arxiv preprint arxiv:2405.18597, 2024 - arxiv.org
Optogenetics is widely used to study the effects of neural circuit manipulation on behavior.
However, the paucity of causal inference methodological work on this topic has resulted in …

Instrumental Processes Using Integrated Covariances

SW Mogensen - Conference on Causal Learning and …, 2023 - proceedings.mlr.press
Instrumental variable methods are often used for parameter estimation in the presence of
confounding. They can also be applied in stochastic processes. Instrumental variable …

Causal Analysis of First-Year Course Approval Delays in an Engineering Major Through Inference Techniques

HR Paz - arxiv preprint arxiv:2308.16707, 2023 - arxiv.org
The study addresses the problem of delays in the approval of first-year courses in the Civil
Engineering Major at the National University of Tucum\'an, Argentina. Students take an …

Análisis Causal de los Retrasos en la Aprobación de Materias de Primer Año en una Carrera de Ingeniería mediante Técnicas de Inferencia.

HR Paz - … Latinoamericana de Políticas y Administración de la …, 2023 - revistas.untref.edu.ar
El estudio aborda la problemática de los retrasos en la aprobación de cursos de primer año
en la Carrera de Ingeniería Civil de la Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Argentina. Los …