I use brain-computer interfaces to study learning. Phd student in comp neuro and ML at CMU, and dad to two twin boys.
Aug 19, 2020 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Which line do you think does a better job of predicting Y given X?
(Hint: This is one of those days where very basic statistics confuses the hell out of me.)
(1/n)
The answer is...black! Its rmse is 4 times lower than the red line. I keep staring at that plot and it still blows my mind. (2/n)
May 27, 2020 • 12 tweets • 4 min read
Excited to share a preprint of our work "Learning is shaped by abrupt changes in neural engagement," advised by Aaron Batista, Steve Chase, and Byron Yu.
I'm (even more?) excited to finally make my own #tweeprint! (1/n)
Internal states such as our attention and motivation involve brain-wide changes in neural activity. We know changes in these states can impact your behavior. For example, when someone surprises you:
(2/n)