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Brokoslaw Laschowski
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Computational neuroscientist. Building neural networks to reverse-engineer the brain and human intelligence. Assistant Professor @UofT Research Scientist @UHN #compneuro
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Brokoslaw Laschowski @drlaschowski.bsky.social · May 26
First time holding the Neuralink implant. Our hospital network will be leading the first clinical trials here in Canada. Let’s go!

@uhnresearch.ca @uhn.ca #Neuralink #neuroscience #AI #neuroAI #compneuro
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uoftmedicine.bsky.social
Imagine being able to control machines by thinking.

This communication link known as a brain-machine interface and a new algorithm developed in #UofT Prof. Brokoslaw Laschowski’s lab could soon make these interfaces more accurate and efficient. bit.ly/4qnMdDZ
Brains, minds and machines: A new algorithm for decoding intelligence
Algorithms developed by Professor Brokoslaw Laschowski (MIE) and his lab are being used to decode the brain and interface with machines
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October 17, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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drlaschowski.bsky.social
Imagine a brain decoding algorithm that could generalize across different subjects and tasks. Today, we’re one step closer to achieving that vision.

Introducing the flagship paper of our brain decoding program: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#neuroAI #compneuro @utoronto.ca @uhn.ca
October 7, 2025 at 12:53 PM
drlaschowski.bsky.social
Inspiring talk by theoretical neuroscientist Dr. Chris Eliasmith at the Fields Institute on building large-scale computational models of the brain.

#neuroAI #compneuro
October 20, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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engineering.utoronto.ca
🧠 Imagine being able to control machines by thinking.

@drlaschowski.bsky.social (MIE) and his Computational Neuroscience Lab are working to make it possible. They've developed a new algorithm that could make brain decoding more accurate and efficient.

Read the story: uofteng.ca/25h7c8
U of T Engineering News Brains, minds & machines: A new algorithm for decoding intelligence [photo of Laschowski in a lab with a machine and a whiteboard with formulas]
October 9, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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mschrimpf.bsky.social
A glimpse at what #NeuroAI brain models might enable: a topographic vision model predicts stimulation patterns that steer complex object recognition behavior in primates. This could be a key 'software' component for visual prosthetic hardware 🧠🤖🧪
October 8, 2025 at 11:11 AM
drlaschowski.bsky.social
Imagine a brain decoding algorithm that could generalize across different subjects and tasks. Today, we’re one step closer to achieving that vision.

Introducing the flagship paper of our brain decoding program: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#neuroAI #compneuro @utoronto.ca @uhn.ca
October 7, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Reposted by Brokoslaw Laschowski
anayebi.bsky.social
A nice application of our NeuroAI Turing Test! Check out
@ithobani.bsky.social's thread for more details on comparing brains to machines!
ithobani.bsky.social ithobani.bsky.social @ithobani.bsky.social · Oct 6
1/X Our new method, the Inter-Animal Transform Class (IATC), is a principled way to compare neural network models to the brain. It's the first to ensure both accurate brain activity predictions and specific identification of neural mechanisms.

Preprint: arxiv.org/abs/2510.02523
October 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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mschrimpf.bsky.social
I've been arguing that #NeuroAI should model the brain in health *and* in disease -- very excited to share a first step from Melika Honarmand: inducing dyslexia in vision-language-models via targeted perturbations of visual-word-form units (analogous to human VWFA) 🧠🤖🧪 arxiv.org/abs/2509.24597
October 2, 2025 at 12:10 PM
drlaschowski.bsky.social
The brain isn’t tabula rasa. Evolution has encoded strong inductive priors in our neural architectures and plasticity rules, providing structured initialization that enables efficient reinforcement learning and optimization.

#neuroAI #compneuro m.youtube.com/watch?v=21EY...
Richard Sutton – Father of RL thinks LLMs are a dead end
YouTube video by Dwarkesh Patel
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October 2, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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Inferring learning rules during de novo task learning https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.29.679295v1
September 30, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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mschrimpf.bsky.social
Come be our colleague at EPFL! Several open calls for positions 🧪🧠🤖

* Neuroscience www.epfl.ch/about/workin... (deadline Oct 1)

* Life Science Engineering www.epfl.ch/about/workin...

* CS general call www.epfl.ch/about/workin...

* Learning Sciences www.epfl.ch/about/workin...
Faculty Position in Neuroscience
The School of Life Sciences at EPFL invites applications for a Tenure Track Assistant Professor position in Neuroscience. At EPFL researchers develop and apply innovative technologies to understand br...
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September 29, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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anayebi.bsky.social
1/6 Recent discussions (e.g. Rich Sutton on @dwarkesh.bsky.social’s podcast) have highlighted why animals are a better target for intelligence — and why scaling alone isn’t enough.
In my recent @cmurobotics.bsky.social seminar talk, “Using Embodied Agents to Reverse-Engineer Natural Intelligence”,
September 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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compneurolab.bsky.social
Our lab director Dr. Laschowski sat down with UofT neuroscience students to discuss brain science, AI, and machine learning www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3wJ...

@uhnresearch.ca @uhn.ca @uoft.bsky.social @drlaschowski.bsky.social #neuroAI
NeuroAI and the Brain-Machine Interaction with Dr. Brokoslaw Laschowski - NeurON Air #2
YouTube video by NeurotechUofT
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May 26, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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gatsbyucl.bsky.social
Interested in a #PhD in machine learning & theoretical neuroscience?

Applications for 2026 entry to the Gatsby Unit PhD programme are open!

💰 Fully-funded 4-year programme
🤝 Close links to @sainsburywellcome.bsky.social
ℹ️ www.ucl.ac.uk/life-sciences/gatsby/study-and-work/gatsby-unit-phd-programme
September 23, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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thomasserre.bsky.social
Brown’s Department of Cognitive & Psychological Sciences is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor, working in the area of AI and the Mind (start July 1, 2026). Apply by Nov 8, 2025 👉 apply.interfolio.com/173939

#AI #CognitiveScience #AcademicJobs #BrownUniversity
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September 23, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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lampinen.bsky.social
But models can readily use latent information in their context. We therefore suggest that natural intelligence solves the latent learning problem via the complementary strengths of episodic memory: reinstating experiences into context makes latent information accessible. 4/
Explicit retrieval of learning experiences from nonparametric learning systems complements the broader knowledge of parametric learning—by making select, relevant experiences available in context where they can be more flexibly used in ways different from the original task setting in which they were encountered.
September 22, 2025 at 4:21 AM
drlaschowski.bsky.social
It was an honour to give the grand rounds talk this morning in the Department of Surgery at CHU Sainte-Justine and Université de Montréal.

Thank you for the invitation. #neuroAI #compneuro
September 17, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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drlaschowski.bsky.social
Are you a graduate student in #Ukraine interested in machine learning and neuroscience? My research lab at #UofT is now accepting applications for remote thesis supervision.

(1/3) #neuroAI #compneuro @vectorinstitute.ai @uoft.bsky.social @uoftcompsci.bsky.social @uhn.ca
June 26, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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uhn.ca
Dr. Andres Lozano, a neurosurgeon at UHN, is leading the Canadian clinical trials of the Neuralink brain implant. He shares how the implant will allow patients with spinal cord injuries to control a computer cursor with only their thoughts.

Watch: https://bit.ly/4pcjcua
Elon Musk's Neuralink chip implanted in two Canadian patients | Hanomansing Tonight
Two Canadian patients with spinal cord injuries have received Elon Musk's Neuralink brain implants, that allow them to control a computer with their thoughts.
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September 12, 2025 at 8:55 PM
drlaschowski.bsky.social
Despite its efficiency, the brain is oddly inefficient: requires ~8 hours of sleep for every 16 hours of runtime. We spend a third of our lives recharging.
September 7, 2025 at 12:24 PM
drlaschowski.bsky.social
Our clinical trial with Neuralink is officially underway! #neuroAI #compneuro @uhn.ca
uhn.ca University Health Network @uhn.ca · Sep 5
UHN has successfully completed two Neuralink brain implant surgeries. This marks a major advancement in neurosurgery and unlocks new possibilities for spinal cord injury patients, helping them access new functions and regain independence.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/3V5QYDE
Toronto doctors implant Canada's first Neuralink Brain Chip
A tiny brain chip is giving Canadians with paralysis the power to control technology using nothing but their thoughts. Melissa Nakhavoly with more on the historic procedure.
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September 5, 2025 at 6:28 PM
drlaschowski.bsky.social
Come join us at University of Toronto. We're hiring a Professor of computational cognitive neuroscience.

#neuroAI #compneuro jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...
Professor - Computational Cognitive Neuroscience
Professor - Computational Cognitive Neuroscience
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September 5, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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uhn.ca
We are proud to announce that Canada’s first Neuralink implant surgeries have been successfully completed at UHN. This achievement redefines possibilities in treatment for patients with paralysis.

Learn more: www.uhn.ca/corporate/Ne...
September 4, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Reposted by Brokoslaw Laschowski
jeanremiking.bsky.social
Can self supervised learning help understand how the brain learns to see the world?

Our latest study, led by Josephine Raugel (FAIR, ENS), is now out:

📄 arxiv.org/pdf/2508.18226
🧵 thread below
September 3, 2025 at 5:18 AM
drlaschowski.bsky.social
I started in neuroscience. Then spent several years building artificial brains for robots. Now I'm back in neuroscience. Enjoy the journey.

#neuroscience #AI @utoronto.ca
August 29, 2025 at 11:42 AM