Next Wednesday (June 3rd) is our second last seminar of the term. We are excited to have Dr @mariaeckstein.bsky.social from Google DeepMind join us to talk about overcoming issues of generalisability in using RL in cognitive tasks (full details tinyurl.com/ucl-ljdm). All are welcome in person!

New work from the Google DeepMind neurolab, led by @neurokim.bsky.social and @kevinjmiller.bsky.social. We use an LLM-based approach to discover new cognitive models of animal reward learning. More info in the 🧵.

Kevin J Miller@kevinjmiller.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Computational models are a key part of science but discovering new ones is hard! DataDIVER discovers concise models from data, which surface new mechanistic ideas and clear predictions for future experiments From Google Deepmind Neuroscience Lab + collaborators www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Can LLMs be used to discover interpretable models of human and animal behavior?🤔 Turns out: yes! Thrilled to share our latest preprint where we used FunSearch to automatically discover symbolic cognitive models of behavior. 1/12

Very pleased to share our recent work, in which we use LLMs for automated discovery of interpretable models of animal behavior 🪰🐀🕵️‍♀️ that take the form of Python programs 🐍 See below for a summary of key results by @pcastr.bsky.social!

Pablo Samuel Castro@pcastr.bsky.social · 2y ago

Can LLMs be used to discover interpretable models of human and animal behavior?🤔 Turns out: yes! Thrilled to share our latest preprint where we used FunSearch to automatically discover symbolic cognitive models of behavior. 1/12

I am super excited that I'll be teaching at a summer course on the intersection of #AI and #Neuroscience / #CogSci! My session will explore #ReinforcementLearning and #NeuralNetworks, diving into how these tools help us understand biological intelligence.

CAJAL Training@cajal-training.bsky.social · 2y ago

🚀 Applications are OPEN for the CAJAL NeuroAI course! Learn how AI & deep learning help us model brain activity & behavior. Work with experts, get hands-on training & join a global network! 📅 Apply by March 7 🔗 loom.ly/xg_uRKE #NeuroAI #DeepLearning #Neuroscience

CCN is taking place in Amsterdam this year! The 8-page paper deadline is on *Feb 17th*, and the 2-page paper deadline is in *April*. Consider submitting your work!

CogCompNeuro@cogcompneuro.bsky.social · 2y ago

After a great conference in Boston, CCN is going to take place in Amsterdam in 2025! To help the exchange of ideas between #neuroscience, cognitive science, and #AI, CCN will for the first time have full length paper submissions (alongside the established 2 pagers)! Info below👇 #NeuroAI #CompNeuro

Very cool summer school! Consider applying!

Marcus Ghosh@marcusghosh.bsky.social · 2y ago

Join us in Zambia for the third TReND-CaMinA course: computational neuroscience & machine learning in Africa. 📆Applications open until 15.01. 🧠🧪 trendinafrica.org/trend-camina/

💥 Some POST DOC JOB news 👀... I'm very happy to say that @melgaby.bsky.social, @mattnour.bsky.social, @mariaeckstein.bsky.social and I have been awarded funding from @wellcometrust.bsky.social to look at how planning 📝and mental models of the world 🌍 are affected by psychosis...

Interested in doing a PhD in comp neuro in Edinburgh? I will co-advise a project at the UKRI Artificial Intelligence Centre for Biomedical Innovation, starting Sept 2025: AI-driven investigation of the neural circuit dynamics supporting online motor adaptation www.ai4biomed.io/research/pro...

To help find people at the intersection of neuroscience and AI. Of course let me know if I missed someone or you’d like to be added 🧪 🧠 #neuroskyence go.bsky.app/CAfmKQs

A starter pack! Some of my favorite women in neuroscience (sorry if I forgot you, I will add!) go.bsky.app/SCFmKoC

RLDM will be held next year in Dublin! A reminder that the call for workshops is out: rldm.org/call-for-wor... The workshops are one of my favourite parts of the conference :) please get in touch if you have any questions!

RLDM@rldmparis2027.bsky.social · 2y ago

Come join us at Trinity College Dublin for the 6th Multidisciplinary Conference on Reinforcement Learning and Decision Making (RLDM2025) Abstract deadline January 15: rldm.org/submit

Okay the people requested one so here is an attempt at a Computational Cognitive Science starter pack -- with apologies to everyone I've missed! LMK if there's anyone I should add! go.bsky.app/KDTg6pv

Here's a somewhat sparse Dopamine / Basal Ganglia starter pack. Please self-nominate to add! go.bsky.app/B2kViZY

By popular demand, Cognitive Psychology starter pack, part 2! If you are a professional conducting research in cognitive psych: Comment here if you would like to be added. If you are just interested in the topic: Open the starter pack and click "follow all" to join the convo! go.bsky.app/RgVxacV

Just a heads up to everyone: @deep-mind.bsky.social is unfortunately a fake account and has been reported. Please do not follow it nor repost anything from it.

APS student affiliates: The APS Student Grant Competition is OPEN and provides small “seed grant” #funding to support research in its initial development stages. The Deadline to submit is December 16 - apply today!

Student Grant Competition

Submissions for the APS Student Grant Competition are now open. Submit by December 16 for "seed grant" funding to support your research in its development stages!

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For the Blueskyers interested in #NeuroAI 🧠🤖, I created a starter pack! Please comment on this if you are not on the list and working in this field 🙂 go.bsky.app/CscFTAr

I can't find African Scientists and researchers easily on here. As the second largest continent with 1.3 billion inhabitants our perspectives matter. I'm creating a starterpack to find folks, follow them and amplify them. If you are an African Scientist let me know below so I can add you. Thanks.