Bing Wen Brunton

thanks for speaking out @markhisted.org

Now out in @nature.com: Our study discovering a neural circuit in Drosophila that predictively inhibits proprioceptor axons during voluntary leg movements, such as walking and grooming. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Bing Brunton looking at a dragonfly pinned to white foam board as she places an entomology pin

@bingbrunton.bsky.social and I trying our hand at pinning a blue-eyed darner dragonfly, Rhionaeschna multicolor

Breaking the jar: Why NeuroAI needs embodiment Brain function is inexorably shaped by the body. Embracing this will benefit computational models of real brain function and the design of ANNs.

Embodiment is the concept that the function of the brain is inexorably shaped by the body, a lens that is often neglected when neuroscientists study specific brain subsystems, write @bingbrunton.bsky.social and @tuthill.bsky.social.

#neuroskyence #neuroai

www.thetransmitter.org/neuroai/brea...

my lab (www.tuthill.casa) at UW is hiring a research assistant/tech. basic scope is to apply machine learning/computer vision tools to measure and model 3D animal behavior and mechanics. we are a diverse, collaborative, curiosity-driven group.

Apply: uwhires.admin.washington.edu/ENG/Candidat...

#Cosyne is now on Bluesky y'all!

bsky.app/profile/cosy...

#neuroscience #NeuroAI

We are cooking up something about koopman interpretation of neural substrates of learning representations, no preprint yet 😁

Koopman Invariant Subspaces and Finite Linear Representations of Nonlinear Dynamical Systems for Control In this work, we explore finite-dimensional linear representations of nonlinear dynamical systems by restricting the Koopman operator to an invariant subspace spanned by specially chosen observable fu...

journals.plos.org/plosone/arti... and www.nature.com/articles/s41...

A little wattlebird, a brown bird with spiky white feather highlights, sits on a spiky neon-orange banksia.

This shot of a little wattlebird might be the best single frame I shot in Australia. Can anyone help me with the banksia ID? 🪶

(You may need to click to view, given the aspect ratio.)

A cup of red liquid next to a note that reads “Do not touch if you value your lives”

Epsilon 1 takes their reproducible experimental protocol very seriously 🤣

Active compound is Hydroxy-alpha-sanshool, which causes the tingly sensation when you eat it 😋

Ken Norman's post on another site:
Princeton Psychology is hiring this year (Assistant Professor level, open area, see job ad for details). Please apply! https://puwebp.princeton.edu/AcadHire/apply/application.xhtml?listingId=31561

Beautiful crow against a black background

It seems to me that the time is ripe for a Bluesky thread about how—and maybe even why—to befriend crows.

(1/n)