Bits, Brains, and Behavior

At the intersection of neuroscience and artificial intelligence there is a popular trope that marvels at how our brain can accomplish intelligent functions with just 20 watts of power supply.

Mathematics in Biology by Markus Meister, Kyu Hyun Lee, and Ruben Portugues Biology has rapidly become a quantitative science, with mathematical methods infusing all aspects of the scientific process: from the design of instruments for observation, to pro…

Markus Meister A talk presented at the Symposium “Vision and Mind” University of Cambridge, Dec 2022 In late 2022 I was invited to a symposium in honor of Horace Barlow, who had passed away that year.

About a year ago, the life science journal eLife changed its approach to scientific publishing (see details here).

I much enjoyed this book: “Models of the mind” by Grace Lindsay, an account of the uses of theory and mathematics in brain science.

Many years ago, in the early days of 2022, the dark specter of Covid finally lifted from American society.

tl;dr: Many scientific journals take a heavy hand when it comes to color choice in illustrations, with the noble goal of aiding colorblind readers.

tl;dr: This sub-genre of science fiction has made its way into mainstream science journals.

Preamble: In May 2018, HHMI Janelia hosted a wonderful conference on the evolution of neural circuits, organized by Albert Cardona, Melina Hale, and Gáspár Jékely.

This preprint presents new insights on visual processing in the retina, specifically how signals from rod photoreceptors are handled.