Beatriz Herrera

ANNs can match neural activity. But without biological constraints, they achieve it via the wrong mechanisms. In our new V1 model, biologically constrained training achieves both. Full story from our team leader, @AntonSArkhipov. bioRxiv link: doi.org/10.64898/2026.…

New paper! Deep-learning-assisted simulation of a cortical circuit: integrating anatomy, physiology and function biorxiv.org/cgi/content/sh… It comes with a new major model release from @AllenInstitute. Find models and code here: github.com/AllenInstitute… 🧵 1/13

A reminder that we will have a nice and fun Modeling Software Workshop @AllenInstitute on July 20–22. It's free. We offer some travel support. And you get to learn about BMTK, SONATA, and VND. Apply by March 15! alleninstitute.org/events/2026-mo…

Presenting today at SC’25: a full microscopic-level simulation of the entire mouse cortex on the Fugaku supercomputer. Big day for the collaboration between our @AllenInstitute group and the lab of Prof. Tadashi Yamazaki. See here: sc25.conference-program.com/presentation/?… 1/8

Check out our #Sfn2025 posters this afternoon: @shixnya and @beaherrera present simulations of cortical neurons and circuits and Paul Olsen talks about linking in vivo ophys with spatial transcriptions.

Great work by Laura Green, @beaherrera, Kael Dai in collaboration with Tadashi Yamazaki's group.

Many thanks to all the attendees, team members, and @AllenInstitute staff for an exciting and productive Modeling Software Workshop! Check out training materials at alleninstitute.github.io/bmtk/ and sign up for our newsletter if you'd like to receive updates: signup.e2ma.net/signup/2010845…

Cool updates in our newsletter: 📺 3D neuronal visualization in VND linked to Python notebooks via zmq 🧠 Stabilized Supralinear Networks implemented in BMTK 📢 Upcoming presentations at CNS*2025 and JNS by @beaherrera and @shixnya See more and subscribe: t.e2ma.net/message/3njjhi…

Join us at the @AllenInstitute Modeling Software Workshop on July 28-30, 2025 in Seattle! Apply here: alleninstitute.org/events/2025-mo… And whether applying or not, please help us understand what the field needs by filling out this brief survey: forms.office.com/pages/response…

New publication out today on PNAS! Please check it out if you're interested in predictive processing and/or consciousness. A huge thank you again to @BastosLabNeuro and @MillerLabMIT for mentorship on this project!

The scientists are in! If you're at #SfN24, make sure you pencil in our office hours into your itinerary.

TOMORROW - @BeaHerrera will be sharing how we approach multi-scale modeling of the mouse primary visual cortex at #SfN24. 📆 Mon., Oct. 7, 9:35-9:58am 📍MCP Room S406B 🎤 Session co-chaired by @AntonSArkhipov

New symposium paper in @JNeurosci: Large-Scale Mechanistic Models of Brain Circuits with Biophysically and Morphologically Detailed Neurons jneurosci.org/content/44/40/… Join our minisymposium at #SfN24 to learn from all the contributors. 📆 Mon., Oct. 7, 9:30am-12pm 📷MCP Room S406B

Understanding the brain requires studying its multiscale interactions. At #SfN24, @beaherrera will be sharing how we approach multi-scale modeling of the mouse primary visual cortex. 📆 Mon., Oct. 7, 9:35-9:58am 📍MCP Room S406B 🎤 Session co-chaired by @AntonSArkhipov

🚨New laminar MEG toolkit🚨I'm so happy to be at @biomag2024 to announce the release of laMEG, an easy-to-install implementation of the simulations and analyses from our laminar MEG papers github.com/danclab/laMEG AND if you wish you could use SPM from python, keep reading👇🧵

@JulioMTNeuro Thank you!!!

@beaherrera Congrats Beatriz, outstanding!!!!

I’m deeply honored and grateful for being selected as a Summer 2024 FIU Outstanding Graduate 🎓. Thank you so much to everyone who has supported me along this journey, especially my family, friends, and mentors, Dr. Jorge Riera and Dr. Jeffrey D. Schall.

Second day of the Allen Institute Modeling Software Workshop. We are discussing how to build, stimulate, and share models of brain circuits at multiple levels of resolution. Enjoying the nice view, too. 😊 @AllenInstitute @tcbguiuc

We're extending our symposium abstract submission deadline to July 29th (11PM ET)‼️ Submit your abstract and join us in Baltimore on October 23rd. Also, remember you can always submit your BMES abstract for our application‼️

Grand release of our new book #ElectricBrainSignals (books.google.no/books/about/El…) in Oslo with all authors present. From left to right: Torbjørn Ness (@TorbjrnBkNess), @GeirHalnes, Solveig Næss, me, @EspenHagen79 , Klas Pettersen (@kl4sp)