🧠 Comp Neuro, Behavior, Theory and Machine Learning | Theory Fellow @HHMI Janelia | 💻 https://lingqiz.github.io/
Ling-Qi Zhang
It’s very fun to analyze other people’s data for your favorite model and theory, but data reuse actually takes a huge amount of effort. We tested if current agentic AI can help with data reuse. Conclusion: it definitely can, but requires careful human supervision.
#AIforScience #compneuro #neuroAI
After three years of working on this review with my collaborator Emily Dennis (Janelia Farm), it is finally in press. The review provides an overview and our personal reflections on what constitutes an integrative approach to neurobiology of foraging. Enjoy
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
These workshops are amazing opportunities for deep discussions on how cognition is implemented in the brain, from theory to behavior and circuits. Apply by May 7 & spread the word!
Konstanz school of Collective Behavior will take place again from 20th July to 7th August , 2026. We have an amazing line up of speakers covering state of the art research on collective behavior across systems. Application deadline : March 15th
Details here: www.exc.uni-konstanz.de/kscb/applica...
Foraging, defined as the search for food to sustain one's energetic needs, is a fundamental behavior performed by almost all animals to survive in their environment. Foraging involves a variety o...
After three years , this joint review with my dear friend Emily Jane Dennis is finally in press. The review provides a glimpse on what constitutes an integrative approach to neurobiology of foraging. Out in the next issue of Annual Reviews of Neuroscience.
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
We are organizing again with @allysonsgro.bsky.social Junior Scientist workshop for theoretical biophysics at @hhmijanelia.bsky.social ,September 13 - 18, 2026.
Deadline: April 16, 2026
All details here: tinyurl.com/yc66fawc
Ling-Qi Zhang
Applications are open for the most fun neuroscience summer school on this planet. 9/10 attendees end up with a fresh perspective on their work and being able to do previously impossible experiments. Apply & spread the word!
@fluketc.bsky.social and @dudman.bsky.social have hit it out the park again. In my (perhaps biased) opinion this - along with their previous papers - is field-defining work. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Story time friends...
Ring attractor networks rely on fine-tuned symmetric connectivity.
The fly head direction network has ring attractor dynamics but heterogeneous connectivity.
How is this possible? 1/🧵
Link: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Ahmed El Hady
Foraging, defined as the search for food to sustain one's energetic needs, is a fundamental behavior performed by almost all animals to survive in their environment. Foraging involves a variety o...
Standard animal learning studies minimize individual reward magnitudes to maximize the repetitions of reinforced behaviors. We investigated how reward magnitude influences initial learning across five...
Apply by Feb. 3 to become a Janelia Group Leader!
Group Leaders drive breakthroughs & experimental approaches in imaging, molecular engineering, protein chemistry, mass spectrometry, & methods that don't yet exist. Learn more: janelia.org/groupleader 🧪
New preprint with @lingqiz.bsky.social: Neurodata Without Boredom: Benchmarking Agentic AI for Data Reuse arxiv.org/abs/2605.12808
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Laura Grima
Apply by May 7 for two early-career #neuro workshops at Janelia! Featuring joint sessions to foster collaboration between theory & experiment. 🧠 🤝
Theoretical Neuroscience→ janelia.news/THE26
Mechanistic Cognitive Neuroscience→ janelia.news/CNW26
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