Alireza Modirshanechi
@modirshanechi
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Postdoc @cpilab & @MPICybernetics || PhD @compneuro_epfl and @EPFL_en || Working on computational models of learning and decision-making in the brain
Munich, Germany
Joined August 2018
🚨Preprint alert🚨. In an amazing collaboration with @GruazL53069, @sobeckerneuro, & J Brea, we explored a major puzzle in neuroscience & psychology:. *What are the merits of curiosity⁉️*. 1/7.
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RT @marcelomattar: Thrilled to see our TinyRNN paper in @nature! We show how tiny RNNs predict choices of individual subjects accurately wh….
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Nature - Modelling biological decision-making with tiny recurrent neural networks enables more accurate predictions of animal choices than classical cognitive models and offers insights into the...
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RT @marcel_binz: Excited to see our Centaur project out in @Nature. TL;DR: Centaur is a computational model that predicts and simulates hum….
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RT @DrJoCutler: Just 4 weeks until the abstract deadline for Curiosity, Information Seeking & Exploration - 🗓️30th….
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RT @akjagadish: 1/ 🚨 Updated preprint:.“Generating Computational Cognitive Models using Large Language Models”. 👥 Co-led by @milenamr7 with….
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RT @ma_fakharian: First first-author paper now in @ScienceMagazine! Great thanks to incredible mentor @reziliusReza and coauthors @just_ald….
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Null space theory predicts that neurons generate spikes not only to produce behavior but also to prevent the undesirable effect of other neurons on behavior. In this work, we show that this competi...
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RT @sirbayes: I am pleased to announce a new version of my RL tutorial. Major update to the LLM chapter (eg DPO, GRPO, thinking), minor upd….
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RT @MPICybernetics: 🌍 Science knows no borders! 🔬.In a world where international exchange faces challenges, research thrives on collaborati….
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RT @NatureHumBehav: What happens when Large Language models play repeated economic games? This new study from @elifakata et al investigates….
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Nature Human Behaviour - Large language models perform well in self-interested games such as the iterated Prisoner’s Dilemma but struggle in games that require coordination. Social reasoning...
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RT @surabhisnath: Thank you for featuring my work!.😃🥳🤩. I'm currently investigating more of the process mechanisms adopted by humans (and A….
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RT @cpilab: 🚨 We're hiring! If you're excited about 🤖 ML/LLMs, 🧠 cognitive science, or 💭 computational psychiatry, come join us in Munich.….
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Looking for a Ph.D. position? 🧪👩🔬 Come and join our super cool group in Munich! 🥳 We have an enjoyable, collaborative, and inclusive environment where the level of scientific curiosity is truly refreshing! 🤓🥰.
We are looking for two PhD students at our institute in Munich. Both postions are open-topic, so anything between cognitive science and machine learning is possible. More information: Feel free to share broadly!.
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RT @DrJoCutler: So excited to announce Curiosity, Information Seeking & Exploration conference: 30th Sept-1st Oct @BrownUniversity. Amazing….
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RT @lucaschubu: Our paper (with @elifakata, @MatthiasBethge, @cpilab) on visual cognition in multimodal large language models is now out in….
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Nature Machine Intelligence - Modern vision-based language models face challenges with complex physical interactions, causal reasoning and intuitive psychology. Schulze Buschoff and colleagues...
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RT @GauteEinevoll: Videos for my #TheoreticalNeurosciencePodcast can now be seen in my new YouTube channel. 9 of 23 episodes uploaded as of….
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The Theoretical Neuroscience Podcast focuses on topics in theoretical/computational neuroscience and is primarily aimed at students and researchers in the field. The podcast is produced by Gaute T....
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Super excited to see my PhD thesis featured by EPFL! 🎓.It's such a great honor — thank you for sharing it with the world. 🚀🥰. P.S.: There's even a French version of the article! It feels so fancy! 😎 👨🎨 🇫🇷.
🧠💻 A researcher from our school, working at the crossroads of neuroscience and computational science has developed an algorithm that can predict how surprise and novelty affect behavior.
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RT @StePalminteri: To conclude, however crazy some radical behaviourist positions and claims may sound, I have to admit that I somehow admi….
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RT @Charline_Tess: Curious how place cells adapt to uncertainty in reward location? We found that predictable changes boost “reward place c….
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Navigating uncertainty is crucial for survival, with the location and availability of reward varying in different and unsignalled ways. Hippocampal place cell populations over-represent salient...
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RT @memming: Looking for the best systems #neuroscience #phd program? Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown has one! #PhDposition = fully fun….
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RT @smamooler: 🚀 Introducing PICLe: a framework for in-context named-entity detection (NED) using pseudo-annotated demonstrations. 🎯 No hum….
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RT @KouMurayama: Please repost! We are hiring an assistant professor (W1) of Educational Psychology. We are looking forward to working with….
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