Josh McDermott

joshhmcdermott.bsky.social

07 October 2026 20:41

New work by @msaddler.bsky.social with a striking finding: a wide range of human perceptual thresholds are replicated in a neural network optimized for real-world auditory tasks. Suggests that thresholds are determined by linear separability in task-optimized representations.

Josh McDermott

joshhmcdermott.bsky.social

07 October 2026 20:08

Postdoc opening in my lab to work on NeuroAI approaches to improve prosthetic devices for human hearing. We offer a great training environment and strong mentorship. Prior expertise in machine learning and signal processing are essential. Apply here: careers.peopleclick.com/careerscp/cl...

bioRxiv Neuroscience

biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social

05 October 2026 21:21

Perceptual sensitivity is explained by optimization for ecological tasks https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.09.28.755158v1