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Adam J Calhoun Profile picture
Adam J Calhoun
@neuroecology
Likely wrong but kinda interesting. I can't imagine smells. Neuroscience of behavior, punctuation art+science. Superhero: @neurorumblr
Jan 1, 2020 • 29 tweets • 8 min read
In 2019 I collected 87 (!) more animal videos, here are my favorites this year (get ready, there are still a lot): Let's start off with this doggo helping a baby crawl around. Imitation? Leading?
Nov 25, 2019 • 4 tweets • 5 min read
How do internal states shape an animal's behavior? How do you even know what state an animal is in?

My paper with @jpillowtime @MurthyLab showing how to infer internal state, and how it helps us better understand the nervous system, now in @NatureNeuro!

nature.com/articles/s4159… @jpillowtime @MurthyLab @NatureNeuro Kanishk Jain and @gordonberman also wrote this excellent News and Views ('Opening the black box of social behavior') on the paper and which does a great job of contextualizing what we tried to show

nature.com/articles/s4159…
Jul 3, 2019 • 13 tweets • 5 min read
Animals will respond differently to the same inputs when they are hungry/sated, attentive/bored, etc. But how do we know what state the animal is in?

In this preprint with @jpillowtime @MurthyLab, we show how you can do that automatically! 👇

biorxiv.org/content/10.110… @jpillowtime @MurthyLab Watch this dog - he's super excited and he's going to watch the ball, take in that sensory information, and transform it into motor commands to catch the ball
Dec 25, 2018 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
I love collecting animal videos that show off that they have feelings and emotions and weird cognitive abilities, here are a few I've found in the past few months

Here's a frustrated and exasperated raccoon

MERRY CHRISTMAS How about a Seal sliding around, having a good time? Animals love to play!