If insights from neuroscience can improve AI – e.g., by achieving low-power computing, continual learning, or enhanced cognition – the capital unlocked from the AI industry would drive clinical and scientific breakthroughs. I discuss this funding landscape here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSPd...

Sean Escola | Funding Brain Science @ Vision Weekend UK 2026

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Behavior-trained AI captures what we do but not the mental process behind it. @patrickmineault.bsky.social & I call that gap cognitive dark matter & think it explains a lot about where today's models could be improved. Enjoyed this chat with Jan Witkowski at CSHL. www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4t6...

Interview with: Sean Escola

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AI models are trained on the outputs of human cognition, like behavior, but miss the underlying processes. It was great chatting about this “cognitive dark matter” with Annelies Gamble and how it could be key to improving the cognitive capabilities of AI. www.mixtureofexperts.co/p/the-though...

The thoughts that never become behavior

A conversation with Sean Escola, Dan Wetmore, and Tom Griffiths

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Nobody spells it out like @kordinglab.bsky.social. In this latest @juanbenetpodcast.bsky.social episode, Konrad discusses why we need “compilers” to translate molecularly annotated connectomes into neural dynamics – generating data we could use to build better AI. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHQf...

The Power of a Single Neuron and a Path to Simulating the Brain | Dr. Konrad Kording

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What if we could redesign AI to mirror biology’s efficiency? Reardon & the Flourish team are exploring exactly that. By mapping neural connections in the human brain, they aim to develop biology-inspired AI that is radically more energy-efficient. Read here: www.wired.com/story/jeff-b...

Jeff Bezos Is Funding a Wild Hunt for the Brain’s ‘Core Algorithm’

With $500 million in funding and a reported $2.5 billion valuation, Flourish wants to reinvent AI by putting real neurons under the microscope.

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Humans already alter their own brain states — coffee boosts focus and alcohol relaxes. Neurotech could deliver the same effects with precision and without the systemic risks. Read about how neurotech can expand from purely clinical to consumer use ⬇️ zenodo.org/records/2011...

Ep 2 of my new podcast is out today! My guest is Ben Rapoport, co-founder and CSO of @precisionneuro.bsky.social, which has built Layer 7, an innovative BCI that reads from the cortex surface without penetrating it. Hope you enjoy the conversation! www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8-9...

Ben Rapoport — Treating Paralysis and Digitizing Brain Data

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Ep 3 of the podcast is out. My guest: @jacquescarolan.bsky.social, a founding Program Director at @aria-research.bsky.social. He directs two neurotech programs developing tools and systems to interface, at scale, with the human brain. Hope you enjoy! youtu.be/RAmigpsKCQY

Jacques Carolan — The Mission to Get Breakthrough Brain Treatments to Everyone

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NEW: $3M in Fast Grants for AI-driven life sciences research. We’re funding pilot projects in AI diagnostics, prediction, and personalized therapeutics — with a two-week review turnaround. 35 grants · $25K–$100K · Deadline: June 15 Please share! www.biswasfamilyfoundation.org/science/fast...

So pleased that our paper on empowerment and causal models is out and freely available as part of this impressive special issue on world models and AI, with Melanie Mitchell, Josh Tenenbaum, Tom Griffiths and many other stars. royalsocietypublishing.org/rsta/article...

World models, artificial general intelligence and the hard problems of life–mind continuity: toward a unified understanding of natural and artificial intelligence

Abstract. This special issue examines how natural and artificial intelligences (AIs) model the world, and what this modelling reveals about cognition and r

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Can the human brain provide the reference architecture for more human-like AI? Coming out of discussions at the PL Neuro Connectomics Workshop last month, Moritz Helmstaedter details a 10-year, $10–20B technical path to map every synapse in the human brain. Read more: zenodo.org/records/1973...

PRIMA is a retinal implant from @science.xyz that's already restoring real vision. This is how @maxhodak.bsky.social, founder and CEO of Science, is working to improve lives in meaningful ways. Full conversation on the Juan Benet Podcast >>> bit.ly/4siB7Qp

Great convo painting a positive neurotech future for the world, if we can build it @juanbenet.bsky.social @maxhodak.bsky.social

juanbenet@juanbenet.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Excited to launch a new podcast on the future of neurotech, computing, intelligence, and more. First guest: @maxhodak.bsky.social founder & CEO of @science.xyz building PRIMA, a retinal prosthetic restoring meaningful vision for patients with AMD. www.youtube.com/watch?v=24CM...

What is holding #neurotech back from being one of the greatest breakthroughs of our time? Infrastructure. Getting from approval to access takes years — delaying patient access & company capital. PL Neuro aims to break these bottlenecks. Here's our Roadmap: zenodo.org/records/1924...

PL Neuro is officially live! plneuro.xyz We exist to break bottlenecks, accelerate progress in neurotech & NeuroAI, and to invest in innovations that benefit humanity. PL Neuro will focus on 3 core areas: - Neural augmentation - Biologically-inspired intelligence - Whole brain emulation

Homepage — PL Neuro

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1/ Neurotechnology is one of the defining opportunities of this century. We’re already seeing the potential to restore function, treat disease, and eventually expand human capability.

Preprint out arguing that we should build the techology to translate (compile) molecularly annotated connectomes into dynamics. I think this is incredibly important. arxiv.org/abs/2603.25713

Great to work w/ @kordinglab.bsky.social and team on this important roadmap for linking molecular/structural features to function. The future of precision treatments for brain disorders, neurotechnology advances, and an understanding of intelligence itself depend on science that bridges btw scales

Konrad Kording@kordinglab.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Preprint out arguing that we should build the techology to translate (compile) molecularly annotated connectomes into dynamics. I think this is incredibly important. arxiv.org/abs/2603.25713

Honored to share my story of growing up in group homes, and my work in neuroscience, on Armchair Expert!!

Congrats to Fauna Robotics on their acquisition by Amazon! Proud to have been a part of the early founding team 🤖🌱 abcnews.com/Business/wir...

Amazon buys Fauna Robotics, maker of the Sprout humanoid robot

Amazon has acquired Fauna Robotics, just under two months after the startup introduced a humanoid robot called Sprout designed for social spaces like homes and schools

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We know about cosmological dark matter despite being unable to measure it because, without it, galaxies would fall apart. By analogy, let's talk about "cognitive dark matter" (CDM): brain functions that meaningfully shape behavior but are hard to infer from behavior alone. New paper! 🧵👇

At #COSYNE2026? #Neuromatch has a booth! Join us for a meetup on Saturday, 14 March at 12:15 at the booth. Whether you're an alumnus, a teaching assistant, a content creator, or just curious about getting involved; this one's for you! #COSYNE #ComputationalNeuroscience #CompNeuro

There's no better way to learn than to teach! Help make NMA a resounding success!

Neuromatch@neuromatch.bsky.social · 8mo ago

💼 Paid Opportunity: Join Neuromatch Academy and Climatematch Academy as a #virtual #TeachingAssistant this July. 8hrs/day, Monday to Friday during the course dates. ➡️ Learn more here: neuromatch.io/become-a-tea... ➡️ Apply before 15 March portal.neuromatchacademy.org/sign-in #JobPosting #TA

The next interface isn’t a screen — it’s neural. PL network team @precisionneuro.bsky.social is working at the intersection of neuroscience and digital interaction, exploring how neural signals can help people with neurodegenerative diseases.

My latest on Substack -- a write-up of the talk I gave at NeurIPS in December. aiguide.substack.com/p/on-evaluat...

On Evaluating Cognitive Capabilities in Machines (and Other "Alien" Intelligences)

(Apologies for the length of this post, which means it gets cut off in the email version.

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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)

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Introducing CorText: a framework that fuses brain data directly into a large language model, allowing for interactive neural readout using natural language. tl;dr: you can now chat with a brain scan 🧠💬 1/n

Awesome work from @maxhodak.bsky.social and the Science Corp team

Max Hodak@maxhodak.bsky.social · last yr.

Very excited that the clinical trial results for our PRIMA retinal prosthesis are published today in the New England Journal of Medicine! This is the first time that patients who are blind due to photoreceptor loss have been able to intuitively see again. www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_qT...

Can’t recommend this opportunity strongly enough!!

Laureline Logiaco@laurelinelogiaco.bsky.social · last yr.

Interested in doing a Ph.D. to work on building models of the brain/behavior? Consider applying to graduate schools at CU Anschutz: 1. Neuroscience www.cuanschutz.edu/graduate-pro... 2. Bioengineering engineering.ucdenver.edu/bioengineeri... You could work with several comp neuro PIs, including me.

An exciting collaboration is underway. @thetransmitter.bsky.social is partnering with @neuromatch.bsky.social to serve the computational neuroscience community and help connect neuroscientists across all career stages. www.thetransmitter.org/neuromatch-p... #neuroskyence