Jake Sacks
@jsacks.bsky.social
Postdoc in Computational Neuroscience, PhD in Robotics from the University of Washington. Musician/composer. I love anything brains and music theory. He/him. https://jisacks.github.io/
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(1/n) How can we infer single-trial communication between 🧠 regions? Check out our ICML 2025 paper: “Accurate Identification of Communication Between Multiple Interacting Neural Populations,” by Belle Liu and @jsacks.bsky.social in my lab: arxiv.org/abs/2506.19094
Accurate identification of communication between multiple interacting neural populations
Neural recording technologies now enable simultaneous recording of population activity across many brain regions, motivating the development of data-driven models of communication between brain region...
arxiv.org
September 25, 2025 at 10:26 PM
(1/n) How can we infer single-trial communication between 🧠 regions? Check out our ICML 2025 paper: “Accurate Identification of Communication Between Multiple Interacting Neural Populations,” by Belle Liu and @jsacks.bsky.social in my lab: arxiv.org/abs/2506.19094
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I told you we’d be back
June 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I told you we’d be back
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I for one am not sure what makes a theory formal but I like thinking about my theories dressed up in a cute little tuxedo 🥰🤵
May 1, 2025 at 8:42 PM
I for one am not sure what makes a theory formal but I like thinking about my theories dressed up in a cute little tuxedo 🥰🤵
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yesterday, my postdoc funding (salary and research funds) was cancelled by the National Science Foundation, effective immediately. I received the same generic, vaguely threatening, typo-ridden email as many of my colleagues who have had their awards terminated recently. (1/n)
April 26, 2025 at 12:24 PM
yesterday, my postdoc funding (salary and research funds) was cancelled by the National Science Foundation, effective immediately. I received the same generic, vaguely threatening, typo-ridden email as many of my colleagues who have had their awards terminated recently. (1/n)
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The PhD students started writing motivational quotes on the whiteboard
April 9, 2025 at 12:50 PM
The PhD students started writing motivational quotes on the whiteboard
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We're disappointed to see Ben Barres's powerful book "The Autobiography of a Transgender Scientist" among the ~400 titles removed from the Naval Academy Library. Needless to say, we're proud to have published his book and will keep it — and his memory — alive.
The Coming Out of a Transgender Scientist
"I know that I am making the right decision because whenever I think about changing my gender role, I am flooded with feelings of relief."
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu
April 8, 2025 at 8:24 PM
We're disappointed to see Ben Barres's powerful book "The Autobiography of a Transgender Scientist" among the ~400 titles removed from the Naval Academy Library. Needless to say, we're proud to have published his book and will keep it — and his memory — alive.
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Big day for Brians! Please tag a Brian who should join us in this research.
Scientists have learned a lot about brains, but they know hardly anything about Brians. That's why we're shifting from brain science to Brian science.
🧠📈 alleninstitute.org/news/announc...
Scientists have learned a lot about brains, but they know hardly anything about Brians. That's why we're shifting from brain science to Brian science.
🧠📈 alleninstitute.org/news/announc...
Announcing a shift from brain science to Brian science
Leading researchers at Allen Institute to study interests, behaviors, and brains of Brians.
alleninstitute.org
April 1, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Big day for Brians! Please tag a Brian who should join us in this research.
Scientists have learned a lot about brains, but they know hardly anything about Brians. That's why we're shifting from brain science to Brian science.
🧠📈 alleninstitute.org/news/announc...
Scientists have learned a lot about brains, but they know hardly anything about Brians. That's why we're shifting from brain science to Brian science.
🧠📈 alleninstitute.org/news/announc...
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Super excited about our 2-day @cosynemeeting.bsky.social workshop on learning that pays tribute to the diversity of timescales, teaching signals and circuits that work together to shape adaptive behaviors, and where we hope to bridge insights from behavior, dynamics, and learning rules! #cosyne2025
Excited to share our #cosyne25 workshop on learning across timescales! Check out our awesome line-up of speakers across both days: learning-fast-and-slow.github.io
March 25, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Super excited about our 2-day @cosynemeeting.bsky.social workshop on learning that pays tribute to the diversity of timescales, teaching signals and circuits that work together to shape adaptive behaviors, and where we hope to bridge insights from behavior, dynamics, and learning rules! #cosyne2025
Excited to share our #cosyne25 workshop on learning across timescales! Check out our awesome line-up of speakers across both days: learning-fast-and-slow.github.io
March 25, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Excited to share our #cosyne25 workshop on learning across timescales! Check out our awesome line-up of speakers across both days: learning-fast-and-slow.github.io
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As we gear up for #cosyne2025, let's be aware of everyone we're missing. Most can't speak. So how about a roll call - one that doesn't name names?
I know of >15 individuals from NIH that can't travel (b/c ban). +2 posters that will be delivered by PIs b/c trainees can't travel (visas). You?
/1
I know of >15 individuals from NIH that can't travel (b/c ban). +2 posters that will be delivered by PIs b/c trainees can't travel (visas). You?
/1
March 24, 2025 at 10:26 PM
As we gear up for #cosyne2025, let's be aware of everyone we're missing. Most can't speak. So how about a roll call - one that doesn't name names?
I know of >15 individuals from NIH that can't travel (b/c ban). +2 posters that will be delivered by PIs b/c trainees can't travel (visas). You?
/1
I know of >15 individuals from NIH that can't travel (b/c ban). +2 posters that will be delivered by PIs b/c trainees can't travel (visas). You?
/1
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Visa/ green card holders in the US who had planned to go to @cosynemeeting.bsky.social , what are your current thoughts about leaving and reentering the US / has your university issued any new directive? I'm happy to dm/ chat over Signal too. #cosyne25 #neuroskyence
March 22, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Visa/ green card holders in the US who had planned to go to @cosynemeeting.bsky.social , what are your current thoughts about leaving and reentering the US / has your university issued any new directive? I'm happy to dm/ chat over Signal too. #cosyne25 #neuroskyence
Programming midi drums always reminds me of spike trains
March 17, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Programming midi drums always reminds me of spike trains
Unironically should be a new standard
Lord Farquaad
YouTube video by Shrek Is Love - Topic
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February 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Unironically should be a new standard
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Putting 4'33 on loop to get in the zone and get some work done
January 25, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Putting 4'33 on loop to get in the zone and get some work done
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Imagine the whole world looking this.
It is actually pretty easy to improve our lives, no need for new tech magic or some mars migration BS: just abolish cars from city centres
It is actually pretty easy to improve our lives, no need for new tech magic or some mars migration BS: just abolish cars from city centres
Imagine London like this:
Air pollution has dropped significantly in #Paris in the last 15 years. Mayor @annehidalgo.bsky.social’s leadership has traded car space for green space, safe bike space, kid space.. and traded pollution for people.
Good trade.
Good trade.
January 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Imagine the whole world looking this.
It is actually pretty easy to improve our lives, no need for new tech magic or some mars migration BS: just abolish cars from city centres
It is actually pretty easy to improve our lives, no need for new tech magic or some mars migration BS: just abolish cars from city centres
Warm up GPUs
December 31, 2024 at 7:28 PM
Warm up GPUs
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What papers do you like that demonstrate the use of 'orthogonal subspaces' for encoding information in neural populations? #neuroskyence #compneuro #neuroAI
December 23, 2024 at 5:37 PM
What papers do you like that demonstrate the use of 'orthogonal subspaces' for encoding information in neural populations? #neuroskyence #compneuro #neuroAI
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Can the motor system use sensory expectations to prepare for unexpected events?
Excited to share my latest work with @andpru.bsky.social – where we establish that sensory expectations shape neural population dynamics in motor circuits!
🧵 and paper below
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Excited to share my latest work with @andpru.bsky.social – where we establish that sensory expectations shape neural population dynamics in motor circuits!
🧵 and paper below
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December 23, 2024 at 1:00 PM
Can the motor system use sensory expectations to prepare for unexpected events?
Excited to share my latest work with @andpru.bsky.social – where we establish that sensory expectations shape neural population dynamics in motor circuits!
🧵 and paper below
1/
Excited to share my latest work with @andpru.bsky.social – where we establish that sensory expectations shape neural population dynamics in motor circuits!
🧵 and paper below
1/
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petition to change the word describing ChatGPT's mistakes from 'hallucinations' to 'confabulations'
A hallucination is a false subjective sensory experience. ChatGPT doesn't have experiences!
It's just making up plausible-sounding bs, covering knowledge gaps. That's confabulation
A hallucination is a false subjective sensory experience. ChatGPT doesn't have experiences!
It's just making up plausible-sounding bs, covering knowledge gaps. That's confabulation
December 11, 2024 at 9:47 AM
petition to change the word describing ChatGPT's mistakes from 'hallucinations' to 'confabulations'
A hallucination is a false subjective sensory experience. ChatGPT doesn't have experiences!
It's just making up plausible-sounding bs, covering knowledge gaps. That's confabulation
A hallucination is a false subjective sensory experience. ChatGPT doesn't have experiences!
It's just making up plausible-sounding bs, covering knowledge gaps. That's confabulation
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I've probably shared this with you before but just in case I haven't, one of my favorite Photoshop jobs I've ever done
December 9, 2024 at 2:08 AM
I've probably shared this with you before but just in case I haven't, one of my favorite Photoshop jobs I've ever done
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Cosyne undergrad travel grants!
The Undergrad Travel Grant Program (deadline: Dec 6th) provides an opportunity for undergrads to learn more about comp systems neuro. It’s especially suited for students considering neuro graduate study!
Apply here:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
More info:
www.cosyne.org/travel-grants
Apply here:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
More info:
www.cosyne.org/travel-grants
Cosyne 2025 Undergraduate Travel Grant Program
docs.google.com
December 6, 2024 at 3:12 AM
Cosyne undergrad travel grants!
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It's always "how neuron spike" and not "how neuron feel"
December 5, 2024 at 12:49 AM
It's always "how neuron spike" and not "how neuron feel"
2257 sounds like a Tigran subdivision of 4/4
December 4, 2024 at 5:50 PM
2257 sounds like a Tigran subdivision of 4/4
"Approximate posterior" is a beautiful name for a girl
December 3, 2024 at 8:40 PM
"Approximate posterior" is a beautiful name for a girl