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Jonathan Pillow

@jpillowtime.bsky.social
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comp neuro prof @ Princeton brains, machine learning, & postmodern angst pillowlab.princeton.edu

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Jonathan Pillow @jpillowtime.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Interesting in how animals learn a sensory decision-making task from scratch? Come check out Helena Liu's (@helenaliu24.bsky.social) poster in the Saturday poster session at #cosyne2026 !
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Jonathan Pillow @jpillowtime.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Proud to be a collaborator on this paper on compact deep neural network models of V4, with Ben Cowley (@benjocowley.bsky.social), Pati Stan, & Matt Smith, now finally out in print (by which I mean online).
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Laura Grima @lauragrima.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Excited to be co-organising a #cosyne2026 workshop with Alison Comrie on 'algorithms for learning from scratch'! With a great line-up of speakers, we'll be tackling the question of what processes enable naive biological & artificial agents to adapt to new situations. Info here: tinyurl.com/4u8enf7k
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march 16th, workshop day 1 @ cosyne 2026
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Jonathan Pillow @jpillowtime.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
New paper with @deanpospisil.bsky.social , in which we introduce a new estimator for the "signal eigenspectrum" (i.e., the eigenvalues of the noiseless population responses). We re-analyze data from Stringer et al 2019 and show eigenvalues of mouse V1 are well explained by a broken power.
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Jonathan Pillow @jpillowtime.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Bichan Wu (@bichanw.bsky.social) & I wrote a tutorial paper on Reduced Rank Regression (RRR) — the statistical method underlying "communication subspaces" from Semedo et al 2019 — aimed at neuroscientists. arxiv.org/abs/2512.12467
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Reduced rank regression for neural communication: a tutorial for neuroscientists
Reduced rank regression (RRR) is a statistical method for finding a low-dimensional linear mapping between a set of high-dimensional inputs and outputs. In recent years, RRR has found numerous applica...
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Jonathan Pillow @jpillowtime.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Great opportunity to learn to use fancy neural data analysis tools developed at the @flatironinstitute.org. Sign up for this workshop at SFN 2025!
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Zero-Noise Lab @zeronoiselab.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Now out in @natcomms.nature.com‬: Mice and monkeys spontaneously shift through comparable cognitive states - and it's written all over their faces! (1/7) www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Inferring internal states across mice and monkeys using facial features - Nature Communications
Here, the authors created a virtual reality task for monkeys and mice to explore if internal states like attention are similar across species. Their facial expressions during the task were similar, su...
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Jonathan Pillow @jpillowtime.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Diffusion modeling folks: many sources (including Wikipedia) cite Robbins 1956 as the original source for Tweedie's formula (E[z | x] = x + sig^2 \grad log p(x)). But as far as I can tell — the formula appears nowhere in that paper. Did I miss it? Can anyone explain what's going on here?
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 19/05/2025
"to run a contest that you end up not funding as a private organization at this time is… both extremely wasteful of these people’s time, and just devastating in terms of morale." I spoke with @aniloza.bsky.social at STAT today about HHMI's decision not to fund this round of Hanna Gray applicants.
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Private funder HHMI pauses postdoc fellowship
As HHMI pauses Hanna Gray fellowship applications, opportunities for young scientists shrink further, making them look overseas.
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Jonathan Pillow @jpillowtime.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
We are writing a tutorial paper on reduced rank regression (RRR), aimed primarily at neuroscientists. Q: Does anyone have suggestions for where to publish such a paper?
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Andrew Leifer @andrewleifer.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
"We are passionate about science and its benefits to society, but we fear more what will happen if we do not help defend everyone’s fundamental rights." Op-ed I co-wrote w/ @samwang.bsky.social @jpillowtime.bsky.social @ilanawitten.bsky.social & David Tank www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2025...
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To stop intimidation, Eisgruber needs your help
When targeting one institution is a bald attempt to divide and conquer, as is the case with Columbia, it is essential for a coalition or group of institutions and individuals to stand up together.&nbs...
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Pynapple @pynapple.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Pynapple is a Python-based neural analysis package designed to streamline your research. It integrates seamlessly with your projects, offering tools for processing, analyzing, and visualizing neural data. Follow us for updates, tutorials, and community insights! #Pynapple #NeuralAnalysis #OpenSource
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Carolyn Jones @carolyn-jones.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
This drone situation in NJ is bonkers! Patch has had the best coverage so far. patch.com/new-jersey/p...
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Enhanced Drone Detection Equipment To Take Flight Wednesday: NJ Mayor
Thousands of tips have come in to the FBI about the drone sightings, which have been reported in at least 13 New Jersey counties.
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Joao Barbosa @jbarbosa.org · 11/12/2024
(recycled form X @ 2021) Are you interested in the dimensionality of neural data, but missed our #BernsteinConference workshop? Worry not! Instead, join me in this long thread (1/37) attempting to summarise it and (my view of) the field more broadly.
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an aerial view of a large body of water surrounded by rocky shoreline
ALT: an aerial view of a large body of water surrounded by rocky shoreline
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Jonathan Pillow @jpillowtime.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Princeton folks — check out this story from Carolyn Jones about safety on our local roads! Interesting stats even if you're not a safety geek... 🧐
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Jonathan Pillow @jpillowtime.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
V. proud of this paper on "cell type dynamical systems", to appear at NeurIPS 2024 — led by the fearless @aditijh.bsky.social !!
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Jonathan Pillow @jpillowtime.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
If you've used @intlbrainlab.bsky.social data or tools in some way, could you spare 1 minute to tell us how? short survey: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Thanks in advance! 🙏
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IBL data and tools feedback
If you have used (or tried to use) IBL data or tools, we want to hear about it!
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Jeremy Manning @jeremyrmanning.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
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