Decoding the brain: From neural representations to mechanistic models
A central principle in neuroscience is that neurons within the brain act in concert to produce
perception, cognition, and adaptive behavior. Neurons are organized into specialized brain …
perception, cognition, and adaptive behavior. Neurons are organized into specialized brain …
The science and engineering behind sensitized brain-controlled bionic hands
Advances in our understanding of brain function, along with the development of neural
interfaces that allow for the monitoring and activation of neurons, have paved the way for …
interfaces that allow for the monitoring and activation of neurons, have paved the way for …
Learnable latent embeddings for joint behavioural and neural analysis
Map** behavioural actions to neural activity is a fundamental goal of neuroscience. As our
ability to record large neural and behavioural data increases, there is growing interest in …
ability to record large neural and behavioural data increases, there is growing interest in …
Rastermap: a discovery method for neural population recordings
Neurophysiology has long progressed through exploratory experiments and chance
discoveries. Anecdotes abound of researchers listening to spikes in real time and noticing …
discoveries. Anecdotes abound of researchers listening to spikes in real time and noticing …
A unified, scalable framework for neural population decoding
Our ability to use deep learning approaches to decipher neural activity would likely benefit
from greater scale, in terms of both the model size and the datasets. However, the …
from greater scale, in terms of both the model size and the datasets. However, the …
A large-scale neural network training framework for generalized estimation of single-trial population dynamics
Achieving state-of-the-art performance with deep neural population dynamics models
requires extensive hyperparameter tuning for each dataset. AutoLFADS is a model-tuning …
requires extensive hyperparameter tuning for each dataset. AutoLFADS is a model-tuning …
Dynamical flexible inference of nonlinear latent factors and structures in neural population activity
Modelling the spatiotemporal dynamics in the activity of neural populations while also
enabling their flexible inference is hindered by the complexity and noisiness of neural …
enabling their flexible inference is hindered by the complexity and noisiness of neural …
The sensorium competition on predicting large-scale mouse primary visual cortex activity
The neural underpinning of the biological visual system is challenging to study
experimentally, in particular as the neuronal activity becomes increasingly nonlinear with …
experimentally, in particular as the neuronal activity becomes increasingly nonlinear with …
Stabilizing brain-computer interfaces through alignment of latent dynamics
Intracortical brain-computer interfaces (iBCIs) restore motor function to people with paralysis
by translating brain activity into control signals for external devices. In current iBCIs …
by translating brain activity into control signals for external devices. In current iBCIs …
Aligned and oblique dynamics in recurrent neural networks
The relation between neural activity and behaviorally relevant variables is at the heart of
neuroscience research. When strong, this relation is termed a neural representation. There …
neuroscience research. When strong, this relation is termed a neural representation. There …