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The Fly Brain, Wired

2026-09-26

FlyWire mapped every one of the 139,255 neurons in a fruit fly's brain. I turned that wiring diagram into a working simulation, then pulled it apart into the circuits for seeing, smelling, remembering and moving, and switched each one on. This post walks through all four, with renders and simulation videos.

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Rotating 3D rendering of thousands of real fly neurons, colored by job

Functionality of Predictive Coding

2026-07-08

Predictive Coding is a biologically inspired framework where the brain continuously generates predictions about incoming sensory data and updates itself based on prediction error — not raw input. This post covers the theory, how it compares to standard deep learning, and experimental results across autoencoding, classification, and generation, finishing with its connection to spiking neural networks and continual learning.

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Abstract visualization of predictive coding and neural information processing

DeepSEA-SHARCQ

2026-07-08

Automating whole-brain image analysis with deep learning. I advanced the original SHARCQ pipeline to fully automate brain slice alignment, registration, and cell quantification using Neural Best Buddies, triangular mesh morphing, and classical computer vision.

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DeepSEA-SHARCQ brain registration pipeline overview
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