Clover-like object vector representations support human spatial cognition

Kavli Affiliate: Jonathan Whitlock | Authors: Marcia Becu, Ivan Markel Krasovec, Pearl Saldanha, Jonathan Whitlock and Christian F Doeller | Summary: Vector-based spatial coding has been demonstrated in rodents, yet its neural basis in humans and its contribution to navigation remain poorly understood. Using a novel spatial updating task, we show that egocentric directional signals […]


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xIV-LDDMM Toolkit: A Suite of Image-Varifold Based Technologies for Representing and Mapping 3D Imaging and Spatial-omics Data Simultaneously Across Scales

Kavli Affiliate: Laurent Younes and Michael Miller | Authors: Kaitlin Stouffer, Xiaoyin Chen, Hongkui Zeng, Benjamin Charlier, Laurent Younes, Alain Trouve and Michael I Miller | Summary: Advancements in imaging and molecular techniques enable the collection of subcellular-scale data. Diversity in measured features, resolution, and physical scope of capture across technologies and experimental protocols pose […]


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Genomic comparisons shed light on the adaptive basis of brain size plasticity and chromosomal instability in the Eurasian common shrew

Kavli Affiliate: Erich Jarvis | Authors: William R Thomas, Tanya M Lama, Diana Moreno-Santillan, Marta Farre, Cecilia Baldoni, Linelle Abueg, Jennifer Balacco, Olivier Fedrigo, Giulio Formenti, Nivesh Jain, Jacquelyn Mountcastle, Tatiana Tilley, Alan Tracey, David A Ray, Dina K. N. Dechmann, Dominik von Elverfeldt, John Nieland, Angelique P Corthals, Erich Jarvis and Liliana M Davalos […]


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Image Corruption-Inspired Membership Inference Attacks against Large Vision-Language Models

Kavli Affiliate: Xiang Zhang | First 5 Authors: Zongyu Wu, Minhua Lin, Zhiwei Zhang, Fali Wang, Xianren Zhang | Summary: Large vision-language models (LVLMs) have demonstrated outstanding performance in many downstream tasks. However, LVLMs are trained on large-scale datasets, which can pose privacy risks if training images contain sensitive information. Therefore, it is important to […]


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Correcting impedance measurements for background parasitics to characterize circuit components in cryogenic environments

Kavli Affiliate: Noah A. Kurinsky | First 5 Authors: Riley J. Carpenter, Jadyn Anczarski, Ivar Rydstrom, Aviv Simchony, Zoe J. Smith | Summary: Predictable circuit response is a critical prerequisite for accurate electronic measurements. We describe a powerful, yet straightforward, experimental method and analysis model that utilizes an affordable LCR meter in conjunction with an […]


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A big red dot at cosmic noon

Kavli Affiliate: Roberto Maiolino | First 5 Authors: Federica Loiacono, Roberto Gilli, Marco Mignoli, Giovanni Mazzolari, Roberto Decarli | Summary: We report the discovery of a little red dot (LRD), dubbed BiRD (‘big red dot’), at $z=2.33$ in the field around the $z=6.3$ quasar SDSSJ1030+0524. Using NIRCam images, we identified it as a bright outlier […]


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Hubble’s Multi-Year Search for Exospheres in the TRAPPIST-1 System Reveals Frequent Microflares

Kavli Affiliate: Sara Seager | First 5 Authors: David Berardo, Julien de Wit, Michael Gillon, Ward S. Howard, Vincent Bourrier | Summary: Ly-$alpha$ observations provide a powerful probe of stellar activity and atmospheric escape in exoplanetary systems. We present here an analysis of 104 HST/STIS orbits monitoring the TRAPPIST-1 system between 2017 and 2022, covering […]


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Spot-Crossing Variations Confirm a Misaligned Orbit for a Planet Transiting an M Dwarf

Kavli Affiliate: Avi Shporer | First 5 Authors: Patrick Tamburo, Samuel W. Yee, Juliana García-Mejía, David Charbonneau, Allyson Bieryla | Summary: TOI-3884~b is an unusual 6.4~R$_oplus$ planet orbiting an M4 host, whose transits display large and persistent spot-crossing events. We used the textit{Tierras} Observatory to monitor both the long-term photometric variability of TOI-3884 and changes […]


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Ising versus infinite randomness criticality in arrays of Rydberg atoms trapped with non-perfect tweezers

Kavli Affiliate: Natalia Chepiga | First 5 Authors: Jose Soto-Garcia, Natalia Chepiga, , , | Summary: Chains of Rydberg atoms have emerged as an amazing platform for simulating quantum physics in low dimensions. This remarkable success is due to the versatility of lattice geometries achieved by trapping neutral atoms with optical tweezers. On a given […]


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Credit Assignment via Behavioral Timescale Synaptic Plasticity: Theoretical Frameworks

Kavli Affiliate: Rui Costa | Authors: Ian Cone, Claudia Clopath and Rui Ponte Costa | Summary: Behavioral Timescale Synaptic Plasticity (BTSP) is a form of synaptic plasticity in which dendritic Ca2+ plateau potentials in hippocampal pyramidal neurons drive rapid place field formation. Unlike traditional learning rules, BTSP learns correlations on the timescales of seconds and […]


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