by michaelhalassa | Apr 1, 2025 | Distributed neural systems, Executive Control, Predictive coding, Predictive systems, Psychosis and mania, Reinforcement learning, Reward-seeking systems, Uncategorized
Introduction: The iPhone Analogy Imagine your brain as an iPhone. In a healthy state, all your apps—email, maps, music, social media—run smoothly, even if they occasionally compete for resources. For example, your email app might want to check for new messages while...
by michaelhalassa | Dec 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
I would like to highlight a new paper that we published in collaboration with Neil Woodward’s lab at Vanderbilt, co-lead by research professors Anna Huang (Vanderbilt) and Ralf Wimmer (Tufts), with contributions from postdoctoral fellow Norman Lam and MSTP student...
by michaelhalassa | Oct 24, 2024 | Uncategorized
I recently participated in the 7th Neuropsychiatric Drug Development Summit in Boston, which was a refreshing experience. Steve Moss and I co-led a workshop focused on the integration of systems and cellular neuroscience as it relates to drug discovery (more on that...
