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Paul Masset
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Latest papers
Perception and neural representation of intermittent odor stimuli in mice.
Nature communications · 2026
Combining sampling and attractor dynamics in spiking models of head direction systems.
PLoS computational biology · 2026
Implicit Generative Modeling by Kernel Similarity Matching.
Neural computation · 2026
Latest funding
- $6,000
Towards a computational model of retinal diseases
CIHR · 2026 · Supervisor
- $273,722
Distributed neural representations for efficient learning and inference
CFI · 2024 · Principal investigator
7 publications.
Perception and neural representation of intermittent odor stimuli in mice.
Boero LE, Wu H, Zak JD, Masset P, Pashakhanloo F, Jayakumar S, Tolooshams B, Ba D, Murthy VN
Combining sampling and attractor dynamics in spiking models of head direction systems.
Pjanovic V, Zavatone-Veth JA, Masset P, Keemink SW, Nardin M
Implicit Generative Modeling by Kernel Similarity Matching.
Choudhary S, Masset P, Ba D
Simultaneous detection and estimation in olfactory sensing.
Jiang C, He MY, Murthy VN, Pehlevan C, Zavatone-Veth JA, Masset P
Multi-timescale reinforcement learning in the brain.
Masset P, Tano P, Kim HR, Malik AN, Pouget A, Uchida N
Interpretable deep learning for deconvolutional analysis of neural signals.
Tolooshams B, Matias S, Wu H, Temereanca S, Uchida N, Murthy VN, Masset P, Ba D
Combining Sampling Methods with Attractor Dynamics in Spiking Models of Head-Direction Systems.
Pjanovic V, Zavatone-Veth J, Masset P, Keemink S, Nardin M
Towards a computational model of retinal diseases
Principal investigators: Eldood, Yousof A
Keywords: Computational Model; Retinal Circuits; Visual Deficits
Distributed neural representations for efficient learning and inference
Principal investigators: Masset, Paul
Keywords: Behavioural neuroscience, reinforcement learning, distributed representations, theoretical neuroscience, cognition Electrophysiology, rodent behaviour, data analysis, rodent surgery
From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.
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