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------------#{I COMPUTE, THEREFORE I AM}#----------- Physics of Bio-computation, Theoretical Neuroscience, Bio-inspired Intelligence, Complex Systems.
Aug 6, 2019 5 tweets 6 min read
@schoppik @dlevenstein @neurograce Yeap, I am 100% for understanding simple systems; even simpler that zebra fish (C elegans, Hydra, etc). Not just preaching it; I myself am working on (non-neural) biophysics & computation to get back to separation of scales. But it doesn't mean that we have to stop digging. @schoppik @dlevenstein @neurograce a) developing tools, absolutely essential to move passed pre-Galileo like era. There are number of fantastic work in this era. I am very optimistic about this. See below
Aug 5, 2019 12 tweets 5 min read
"Second type of criticality in the brain uncovers rich multiple-neuron dynamics"...@PNASNews
pnas.org/content/116/26… Since @neuroprinciples asked if I have changed my mind about criticality:
No I have not! Though it does not mean that I don't read and think about the work of those who are on the opposite camp. Science needs open mindedness, or else it would be faith. See the thread below...
Jun 20, 2019 5 tweets 3 min read
Fresh out of the oven and on the cover of @mitpress Neural Computation
"A Computational Perspective of the Role of the Thalamus in Cognition"
mitpressjournals.org/doi/full/10.11… We start with the architecture and circuitry of thalamus and cortical afferents and efferents to point to the non-unitary role of thalamus in integrating information. This perspective highlights the modulatory role of thalamus.