by michaelhalassa | Jul 16, 2025 | Computational neuroscience, Halassa Lab, Neural circuits, NeuroAI, Neuroscience, Science
On July 9th 2025, Z. Sage Chen (NYU) and I organized “The BRAIN 2.0 NeuroAI” workshop at the Organization for Computational Neurosciences (OCNS) annual meeting in Florence. The workshop brought together several scientists working at the intersection...
by michaelhalassa | Jul 11, 2025 | Cognitive flexibility, Cognitive Processing, Computational neuroscience, Halassa Lab, Michael Halassa, Neural circuits, Prefrontal cortex, Thalamocortical circuits
An Elegant Natural Experiment The study by Mackenzie et al. (2025, bioRxiv) represents a particularly clever approach to understanding human thalamic function. Rather than relying on correlational neuroimaging, the researchers capitalized on an unintended consequence...
