Mona Matar

May 14, 2024 | biorxiv.org | Ryan Ellison |Mona Matar |Raj Prabhu |Suleyman Gokoglu

AbstractWe describe an algorithm that identifies a subnetwork of brain regions involved in producing a task-specific behavior, here visuomotor behavior, from an anatomically defined primate brain connectome. The algorithm first finds the brain regions connected to an output region (here, primary motor cortex, M1) by one connection. It then identifies all regions, termed layer 2 regions, connected to these layer 1 regions by one connection.

Mar 23, 2023 | nature.com | Ryan Scott |Lauren Sanders |Erik L. Antonsen |Seung-min Park |Robert Reynolds |Casey Greene | +18 more

AbstractHuman exploration of deep space will involve missions of substantial distance and duration. To effectively mitigate health hazards, paradigm shifts in astronaut health systems are necessary to enable Earth-independent healthcare, rather than Earth-reliant. Here we present a summary of decadal recommendations from a workshop organized by NASA on artificial intelligence, machine learning and modelling applications that offer key solutions toward these space health challenges.

Mar 23, 2023 | nature.com | Lauren Sanders |Ryan Scott |Jason Yang |Héctor Martín |Stuart Chalk |Erik L. Antonsen | +18 more

AbstractSpace biology research aims to understand fundamental spaceflight effects on organisms, develop foundational knowledge to support deep space exploration and, ultimately, bioengineer spacecraft and habitats to stabilize the ecosystem of plants, crops, microbes, animals and humans for sustained multi-planetary life. To advance these aims, the field leverages experiments, platforms, data and model organisms from both spaceborne and ground-analogue studies.