List: The Technical Paper Reboot | Curated by Gabriel A. Silva

Dec 16, 2024
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The Technical Paper RebootShort adaptations of some of our technical papers highlighting the limits and boundaries of science and math.
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Leveraging Quantum Superposition to Infer the Dynamic Behavior of a Neural Network ModelCan quantum computing and quantum algorithms (mathematically) formally and rigorously solve questions and problems about the dynamic…
Dec 16, 2024
Dec 16, 2024
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Extending Undirected Graph Techniques to Directed Graphs via Category TheoryNetworks naturally arise in many real-world situations. They are ubiquitous across both the natural sciences and engineering…
Jul 9, 2024
Jul 9, 2024
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An Attempt at Computable Emergence in Complex SystemsThe interaction of two systems as glueing the two network structures together. From Li et. al. (2024) arXiv:2311.17403
Jul 2, 2024
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Jul 2, 2024
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Using Quantum Computing to Infer Behaviors of Biological and Artificial Neural NetworksImage credit: Getty
Mar 31, 2024
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Mar 31, 2024
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An Introduction to Nanotechnology and Its Applications to MedicineNanotechnology and nanoengineering are producing significant scientific and technological advances in diverse fields including medicine and…
Jul 10, 2023
Jul 10, 2023
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Comparing the Dynamics of Neural Networks using Edge-Ordered Multi-Directed GraphletsThe integration and propagation of information in the brain depend on the interplay between structural and dynamical properties across many…
Apr 14, 2022
Apr 14, 2022
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Learning Without Gradient Descent Encoded by the Dynamics of a Neurobiological ModelIn general, the tremendous success and achievements of the many flavors of machine learning (ML) are based on variations of gradient…
Jan 14, 2022
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Jan 14, 2022
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The Geometry of Nervous Systems may have Precisely Evolved to Support Rich Dynamic FunctionThere are many methods and tools available to study complex systems. But understanding how the structural connectivity of a network…
Jan 5, 2022
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Jan 5, 2022
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Understanding the Brain’s Algorithms Through the Lens of its Physical ConstraintsEverything the human brain is capable of is the product of a complex symphony of interactions between many distinct signaling events and…
Dec 10, 2021
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Dec 10, 2021
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Beyond Simulation: The Increasing Need for (Experimentally Grounded) Theoretical NeuroscienceA number of years ago I wrote a commentary in Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience that I believe is even more important today then back…
Nov 16, 2021
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Nov 16, 2021
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The Challenges of Determining How Neurons are Connected When You Can’t Visualize the ConnectionsThis (somewhat) technical article is based on the introduction of a recent peer-reviewed published paper from our group, and summarizes…
Oct 26, 2021
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Oct 26, 2021
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Graph Neural Networks and Generalizable Models in NeuroscienceConstructing generalizable models in neuroscience is challenging because neural systems are typically complex in the sense that they are…
Nov 12, 2021
Nov 12, 2021