Ciro Randazzo
@cirorandazzo.bsky.social
bme @ columbia
brainard lab @ ucsf
cog sci/mcintyre lab @ utd
brainard lab @ ucsf
cog sci/mcintyre lab @ utd
Reposted by Ciro Randazzo
I agree, we might not. But at least it's not obviously a wrong thing to do to play around on easy mode first. Especially as easy mode is already pretty hard.
November 20, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I agree, we might not. But at least it's not obviously a wrong thing to do to play around on easy mode first. Especially as easy mode is already pretty hard.
I can also recommend "Why We Sleep" by Matthew Walker - he talks writes about the nightmares & sleep disruptions associated with PTSD. (Ch10 I think). Probably the most accessible of these.
August 19, 2025 at 2:10 AM
I can also recommend "Why We Sleep" by Matthew Walker - he talks writes about the nightmares & sleep disruptions associated with PTSD. (Ch10 I think). Probably the most accessible of these.
And potentially this book chapter, a little bit older, for the epinephrine stuff. You might also find the authors' other work interesting and relevant.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK3907/
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK3907/
Adrenal Stress Hormones and Enhanced Memory for Emotionally Arousing Experiences
Emotionally significant experiences tend to be well remembered.1,2 We know this from personal experiences as well as from extensive research findings. Significant experiences such as birthdays, gradua...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
August 19, 2025 at 2:10 AM
And potentially this book chapter, a little bit older, for the epinephrine stuff. You might also find the authors' other work interesting and relevant.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK3907/
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK3907/
Very cool! The group at my undergrad institution which pioneered VNS for stroke rehab-which supercharges cortical map mechanisms-has some work showing that A1 map changes corresponding to improved sensory performance revert over time-w/o worsened performance.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Cortical Map Plasticity Improves Learning but Is Not Necessary for Improved Performance
Cortical map plasticity is believed to be a key substrate of perceptual and skill learning. In the current study, we quantified changes in perceptual …
www.sciencedirect.com
July 25, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Very cool! The group at my undergrad institution which pioneered VNS for stroke rehab-which supercharges cortical map mechanisms-has some work showing that A1 map changes corresponding to improved sensory performance revert over time-w/o worsened performance.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Nice model for long-term neural implants - get the fancier hardware (eg, additional recording capabilities) approved and to market and let the algorithms/software catch up later. Then benefits become accessible to people a lot faster once the algorithm's approved (since their implant is compatible).
July 16, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Nice model for long-term neural implants - get the fancier hardware (eg, additional recording capabilities) approved and to market and let the algorithms/software catch up later. Then benefits become accessible to people a lot faster once the algorithm's approved (since their implant is compatible).
"Any Medtronic DBS implant manufactured after 2020 has the ability to be switched into adaptive stimulation mode"
July 16, 2025 at 5:04 PM
"Any Medtronic DBS implant manufactured after 2020 has the ability to be switched into adaptive stimulation mode"
If the only purported benefit is enabling stimulation to augment function, it's hard to imagine any of these super tiny implants having access to enough neurons to meaningfully do so. (2/2)
July 16, 2025 at 4:49 PM
If the only purported benefit is enabling stimulation to augment function, it's hard to imagine any of these super tiny implants having access to enough neurons to meaningfully do so. (2/2)
Nice piece. Recently saw a comment by Synchron COO suggesting that Neuralink implants are "overengineered" compared to stentrode. That does seem to be the case. (1/2)
July 16, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Nice piece. Recently saw a comment by Synchron COO suggesting that Neuralink implants are "overengineered" compared to stentrode. That does seem to be the case. (1/2)
