Benjamin Adric Dunn
About
Associate Professor in (Neural) Data Science at the Department of Mathematical Sciences
Former positions:
PhD and Postdoc at the Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience, NTNU
MS in Computational Engineering, Purdue University
BS in Applied Mathematics, University of Connecticut
Computational Methods Engineer, Pratt & Whitney, UTC
Publications
2022
- Gardner, Richard J.; Hermansen, Erik; Pachitariu, Marius; Burak, Yoram; Baas, Nils A.; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Moser, May-Britt; Moser, Edvard Ingjald. (2022) Toroidal topology of population activity in grid cells. Nature. volum 602 (7895).
2021
- Gonschorek, Dominic; Höfling, Larissa; Szatko, Klaudia; Franke, Katrin; Schubert, Timm; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Berens, Phillipp; Klindt, David; Euler, Thomas. (2021) Removing Inter-Experimental Variability from Functional Data in Systems Neuroscience. Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems. volum 34.
2020
- Tombaz, Tuce; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Hovde, Karoline; Cubero, Ryan John Abat; Mimica, Bartul; Mamidanna, Pranav; Roudi, Yasser; Whitlock, Jonathan. (2020) Action representation in the mouse parieto-frontal network. Scientific Reports. volum 10 (1).
2019
- Rybakken, Erik; Baas, Nils A.; Dunn, Benjamin Adric. (2019) Decoding of neural data using cohomological feature extraction. Neural Computation. volum 31 (1).
2018
- Mimica, Bartul; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Tombaz, Tuce; Bojja, V.P.T.N.C. Srikanth; Whitlock, Jonathan. (2018) Efficient cortical coding of 3D posture in freely behaving rats. Science. volum 362 (6414).
- Spreemann, Gard; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Botnan, Magnus; Baas, Nils A.. (2018) Using persistent homology to reveal hidden covariates in systems governed by the kinetic Ising model. Physical review. E. volum 97 (3).
2017
- Battistin, Claudia; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Roudi, Yasser. (2017) Learning with unknowns: analyzing biological data in the presence of hidden variables. Current Opinion in Systems Biology.
- Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Battistin, Claudia. (2017) The appropriateness of ignorance in the inverse kinetic Ising model. Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical. volum 50 (12).
- Kanter, Benjamin Richard; Lykken, Christine Marie; Avesar, Daniel; Weible, Aldis; Dickinson, Jasmine; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Zuiderveen Borgesius, Cornelis Herman; Roudi, Yasser; Kentros, Clifford. (2017) A Novel Mechanism for the Grid-to-Place Cell Transformation Revealed by Transgenic Depolarization of Medial Entorhinal Cortex Layer II. Neuron. volum 93 (6).
2015
- Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Mørreaunet, Maria; Roudi, Yasser. (2015) Correlations and functional connections in a population of grid cells. PLoS Computational Biology. volum 11 (2).
- Roudi, Yasser; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Hertz, John. (2015) Multi-neuronal activity and functional connectivity in cell assemblies. Current Opinion in Neurobiology. volum 32.
2013
- Bonnevie, Tora; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Fyhn, Marianne; Hafting, Torkel; Derdikman, Dori Moshe; Kubie, J. L.; Roudi, Yasser; Moser, Edvard Ingjald; Moser, May-Britt. (2013) Grid cells require excitatory drive from the hippocampus. Nature Neuroscience. volum 16 (3).
- Couey, Jonathan Jay; Witoelar, Aree Widya; Zhang, Sheng Jia; Zheng, Kang; Ye, Jing; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Czajkowski, Rafal; Moser, May-Britt; Moser, Edvard Ingjald; Roudi, Yasser; Witter, Menno. (2013) Recurrent inhibitory circuitry as a mechanism for grid formation. Nature Neuroscience. volum 16 (3).
- Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Roudi, Yasser. (2013) Learning and inference in a nonequilibrium Ising model with hidden nodes. Physical Review E. Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics. volum 87 (2).
2012
- Couey, Jonathan Jay; Witoelar, Aree Widya; Zhang, Sheng Jia; Czajkowski, Rafal; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Ye, Jing; Moser, May-Britt; Moser, Edvard Ingjald; Roudi, Yasser; Witter, Menno. (2012) 702.06/DDD22 - Medial entorhinal cortex layer ii stellate cells are embedded within a recurrent inhibitory network. SFN Abstract Viewer/Itinerary Planner.
- Bonnevie, Tora; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Fyhn, Marianne; Hafting, Torkel; Derdikman, Dori Moshe; Kubie, J. L.; Roudi, Yasser; Moser, Edvard Ingjald; Moser, May-Britt. (2012) 702.12/DDD28 - Entorhinal grid cells require excitatory drive from the hippocampus. SFN Abstract Viewer/Itinerary Planner.
- Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Witoelar, Aree Widya; Couey, Jonathan Jay; Bonnevie, Tora; Moser, May-Britt; Moser, Edvard Ingjald; Witter, Menno; Roudi, Yasser. (2012) 702.08/DDD24 - An inhibitory network of grid cells. SFN Abstract Viewer/Itinerary Planner.
- Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Witoelar, Aree Widya; Couey, Jonathan Jay; Moser, May-Britt; Moser, Edvard Ingjald; Witter, Menno; Roudi, Yasser. (2012) 3899. Grid Cells Emerge From A Competitive Network. FENS.
Journal publications
- Gardner, Richard J.; Hermansen, Erik; Pachitariu, Marius; Burak, Yoram; Baas, Nils A.; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Moser, May-Britt; Moser, Edvard Ingjald. (2022) Toroidal topology of population activity in grid cells. Nature. volum 602 (7895).
- Gonschorek, Dominic; Höfling, Larissa; Szatko, Klaudia; Franke, Katrin; Schubert, Timm; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Berens, Phillipp; Klindt, David; Euler, Thomas. (2021) Removing Inter-Experimental Variability from Functional Data in Systems Neuroscience. Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems. volum 34.
- Tombaz, Tuce; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Hovde, Karoline; Cubero, Ryan John Abat; Mimica, Bartul; Mamidanna, Pranav; Roudi, Yasser; Whitlock, Jonathan. (2020) Action representation in the mouse parieto-frontal network. Scientific Reports. volum 10 (1).
- Rybakken, Erik; Baas, Nils A.; Dunn, Benjamin Adric. (2019) Decoding of neural data using cohomological feature extraction. Neural Computation. volum 31 (1).
- Mimica, Bartul; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Tombaz, Tuce; Bojja, V.P.T.N.C. Srikanth; Whitlock, Jonathan. (2018) Efficient cortical coding of 3D posture in freely behaving rats. Science. volum 362 (6414).
- Spreemann, Gard; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Botnan, Magnus; Baas, Nils A.. (2018) Using persistent homology to reveal hidden covariates in systems governed by the kinetic Ising model. Physical review. E. volum 97 (3).
- Battistin, Claudia; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Roudi, Yasser. (2017) Learning with unknowns: analyzing biological data in the presence of hidden variables. Current Opinion in Systems Biology.
- Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Battistin, Claudia. (2017) The appropriateness of ignorance in the inverse kinetic Ising model. Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical. volum 50 (12).
- Kanter, Benjamin Richard; Lykken, Christine Marie; Avesar, Daniel; Weible, Aldis; Dickinson, Jasmine; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Zuiderveen Borgesius, Cornelis Herman; Roudi, Yasser; Kentros, Clifford. (2017) A Novel Mechanism for the Grid-to-Place Cell Transformation Revealed by Transgenic Depolarization of Medial Entorhinal Cortex Layer II. Neuron. volum 93 (6).
- Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Mørreaunet, Maria; Roudi, Yasser. (2015) Correlations and functional connections in a population of grid cells. PLoS Computational Biology. volum 11 (2).
- Roudi, Yasser; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Hertz, John. (2015) Multi-neuronal activity and functional connectivity in cell assemblies. Current Opinion in Neurobiology. volum 32.
- Bonnevie, Tora; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Fyhn, Marianne; Hafting, Torkel; Derdikman, Dori Moshe; Kubie, J. L.; Roudi, Yasser; Moser, Edvard Ingjald; Moser, May-Britt. (2013) Grid cells require excitatory drive from the hippocampus. Nature Neuroscience. volum 16 (3).
- Couey, Jonathan Jay; Witoelar, Aree Widya; Zhang, Sheng Jia; Zheng, Kang; Ye, Jing; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Czajkowski, Rafal; Moser, May-Britt; Moser, Edvard Ingjald; Roudi, Yasser; Witter, Menno. (2013) Recurrent inhibitory circuitry as a mechanism for grid formation. Nature Neuroscience. volum 16 (3).
- Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Roudi, Yasser. (2013) Learning and inference in a nonequilibrium Ising model with hidden nodes. Physical Review E. Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics. volum 87 (2).
- Couey, Jonathan Jay; Witoelar, Aree Widya; Zhang, Sheng Jia; Czajkowski, Rafal; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Ye, Jing; Moser, May-Britt; Moser, Edvard Ingjald; Roudi, Yasser; Witter, Menno. (2012) 702.06/DDD22 - Medial entorhinal cortex layer ii stellate cells are embedded within a recurrent inhibitory network. SFN Abstract Viewer/Itinerary Planner.
- Bonnevie, Tora; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Fyhn, Marianne; Hafting, Torkel; Derdikman, Dori Moshe; Kubie, J. L.; Roudi, Yasser; Moser, Edvard Ingjald; Moser, May-Britt. (2012) 702.12/DDD28 - Entorhinal grid cells require excitatory drive from the hippocampus. SFN Abstract Viewer/Itinerary Planner.
- Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Witoelar, Aree Widya; Couey, Jonathan Jay; Bonnevie, Tora; Moser, May-Britt; Moser, Edvard Ingjald; Witter, Menno; Roudi, Yasser. (2012) 702.08/DDD24 - An inhibitory network of grid cells. SFN Abstract Viewer/Itinerary Planner.
- Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Witoelar, Aree Widya; Couey, Jonathan Jay; Moser, May-Britt; Moser, Edvard Ingjald; Witter, Menno; Roudi, Yasser. (2012) 3899. Grid Cells Emerge From A Competitive Network. FENS.
Teaching
Courses
Media
2018
- Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Whitlock, Jonathan. (2018) Scientists Find Brain Cells That Could Explain How We Control Posture. USA [Internett]. 2018-11-02.
- Mimica, Bartul; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Tombaz, Tuce; Whitlock, Jonathan. (2018) Researchers find neural cells in rat brain that are tuned to posture. USA [Internett]. 2018-11-02.
- Mimica, Bartul; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Tombaz, Tuce; Whitlock, Jonathan. (2018) Scientists record posture-coding neurons in the cortex. Norway [Internett]. 2018-11-02.
2014
- Dunn, Benjamin Adric. (2014) Fra flymotor til Moser. adresseavisen [Avis]. 2014-11-19.