BI 247 Maxim Raginsky: A Control Theory View on Brains and AI

by Paul Middlebrooks | Oct 7, 2026

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BI 247 Maxim Raginsky: A Control Theory View on Brains and AI

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Maxim Raginsky discusses how control theory can help explain artificial and natural intelligence and autonomy.

BI 246 Andrea Gambarotto: Cognition Requires Agency

by Paul Middlebrooks | Sep 16, 2026

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BI 246 Andrea Gambarotto: Cognition Requires Agency

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BI 245 Dan Levenstein: Neuro-AI, Dynamics, and Model Systems

by Paul Middlebrooks | Sep 2, 2026

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BI 245 Dan Levenstein: Neuro-AI, Dynamics, and Model Systems

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Daniel Levenstein explains how internally generated brain activity during sleep shapes our cognition, and why Neuro-AI is such a powerful approach to understand our brains.

BI 244 Marco Facchin: Philosophy and Science of Biological Brains

by Paul Middlebrooks | Aug 19, 2026

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BI 244 Marco Facchin: Philosophy and Science of Biological Brains

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Marco Facchin on alternatives to computationalism in neuroscience, and philosophy of cognitive science.

BI 243 Alison Barth: Learning as a Window to Cortex

by Paul Middlebrooks | Aug 5, 2026

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BI 243 Alison Barth: Learning as a Window to Cortex

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Alison Barth discovers how different neuron types contribute to cortical function.