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Publications People Research 2011 Research 2016 Photos Links Contact The Computational Neurobiology Laboratory Loading Google Search The Sejnowski Lab: Bridging the Levels The long range goal is to build bridges between brain levels from the biophysical properties of synapses to the function of neural systems using combined experimental and computational approaches. The central issues being addressed are how dendrites integrate synaptic signals in neurons, how neural circuits generate behavior, and how learning and sleep adaptively modify these circuits. Fast-spiking parvalbumin-positive interneurons are the focus of both computational and experimental studies of attention in the visual cortex and dysfunction in schizophrenia. Synapses are explored with Monte Carlo methods (MCell) and brain activity is analyzed with the independent components analysis (ICA). Latest Publications: Curriculum Vitae Samavat, M., Bartol, T. M., Harris, K. M., Sejnowski, Y. J. Synaptic Information Storage Capacity Measured with Information Theory, Neural Computation, 36, 781–802, 2024 (PDF) Husar, A., Ordyan, M., Garcia, G. C., Yancey, J. G., Saglam, A. S., Faeder, J. R., Bartol, T. M., Kennedy, M. B., Sejnowski, T. J. MCell4 with BioNetGen: A Monte Carlo Simulator of Rule-Based Reaction-Diffusion Systems with Python Interface, PLOS Computational Biology, in press Muller, L., Churchland, P. S., Sejnowski, T. J. Transformers and Cortical Waves: Encoders for Pulling In Context Across Time, arXiv:2401.14267, 2024 (PDF) More Publications Events: 25th Joint Symposium on Neural Computation NeurIPS (Neural Information Processing Systems) Conference: Dec 8 - Dec 14, 2019, Vancouver Don Norman’s 2018 Rockwood Lecture at the Institure for Neural Computation Latest Link: Learning How to Learn is the most popular MOOC of all time The State of the NIH BRAIN Initiative BRAIN Initiative announcement, April 2, 2013: Photo 1 Photo 2 Photo 3 What’s Hot: Cortical travelling waves: mechanisms and computational principles New MOOC on Mindshift: Break Through Obstacles to Learning and Discover Your Hidden Potential New book on The Deep Learning Revolution New book on Learning How to Learn: How to Succeed in School Without Spending All Your Time Studying; A Guide for Kids and Teens...