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Benjamin Adric Dunn

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Benjamin Adric Dunn

Associate Professor
Department of Mathematical Sciences

benjamin.dunn@ntnu.no
+4773412837 Sentralbygg 2, Gløshaugen
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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

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2024

  • Carpenter, Jordan; Blackstad, Jan Sigurd Beddari; Tingley, David; Normand, Valentin Andre; Moser, Edvard Ingjald; Moser, May Britt. (2024) Investigating Egocentric Tuning in Hippocampal CA1 Neurons. Journal of Neuroscience
    Academic article
  • Hermansen, Erik; Klindt, David; Dunn, Benjamin Adric. (2024) Uncovering 2-D toroidal representations in grid cell ensemble activity during 1-D behavior. Nature Communications
    Academic article

2023

  • Rautio, Ida Välikangas; Holmberg, Ella Holt; Kurup, Devika; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Whitlock, Jonathan Robert. (2023) A novel paradigm for observational learning in rats. Cognitive Neurodynamics
    Academic article
  • Mimica, Bartul; Tombaz, Tuce; Battistin, Claudia; Fuglstad, Jingyi Guo; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Whitlock, Jonathan Robert. (2023) Behavioral decomposition reveals rich encoding structure employed across neocortex in rats. Nature Communications
    Academic article

2022

  • Gardner, Richard James; Hermansen, Erik; Pachitariu, Marius; Burak, Yoram; Baas, Nils A.; Dunn, Benjamin Adric. (2022) Toroidal topology of population activity in grid cells. Nature
    Academic article
  • Simmonds, Emily Grace; Adjei, Kwaku Peprah; Andersen, Christoffer Wold; Aspheim, Janne Cathrin Hetle; Battistin, Claudia; Bulso, Nicola. (2022) Insights into the quantification and reporting of model-related uncertainty across different disciplines. iScience
    Academic article
  • Myers, Adele; Utpala, Saiteja; Talbar, Shubham; Sanborn, Sophia; Shewmake, Christian; Donnat, Claire. (2022) ICLR 2022 Challenge for Computational Geometry & Topology: Design and Results. Proceedings of Machine Learning Research (PMLR)
    Academic article

2021

  • Gonschorek, Dominic; Höfling, Larissa; Szatko, Klaudia; Franke, Katrin; Schubert, Timm; Dunn, Benjamin Adric. (2021) Removing Inter-Experimental Variability from Functional Data in Systems Neuroscience. Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems
    Academic article

2020

  • Tombaz, Tuce; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Hovde, Karoline; Cubero, Ryan John Abat; Mimica, Bartul; Mamidanna, Pranav. (2020) Action representation in the mouse parieto-frontal network. Scientific Reports
    Academic article

2019

  • Rybakken, Erik; Baas, Nils A.; Dunn, Benjamin Adric. (2019) Decoding of neural data using cohomological feature extraction. Neural Computation
    Academic article

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
    Academic article
  • 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 (PRE)
    Academic article

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
    Academic literature review
  • Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Battistin, Claudia. (2017) The appropriateness of ignorance in the inverse kinetic Ising model. Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical
    Academic article
  • Kanter, Benjamin Richard; Lykken, Christine Marie; Avesar, Daniel; Weible, Aldis; Dickinson, Jasmine; Dunn, Benjamin Adric. (2017) A Novel Mechanism for the Grid-to-Place Cell Transformation Revealed by Transgenic Depolarization of Medial Entorhinal Cortex Layer II. Neuron
    Academic article

2015

  • Roudi, Yasser; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Hertz, John. (2015) Multi-neuronal activity and functional connectivity in cell assemblies. Current Opinion in Neurobiology
    Academic literature review
  • Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Mørreaunet, Maria; Roudi, Yasser. (2015) Correlations and functional connections in a population of grid cells. PLoS Computational Biology
    Academic article

2013

  • Couey, Jonathan Jay; Witoelar, Aree Widya; Zhang, Sheng Jia; Zheng, Kang; Ye, Jing; Dunn, Benjamin Adric. (2013) Recurrent inhibitory circuitry as a mechanism for grid formation. Nature Neuroscience
    Academic article
  • 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
    Academic article
  • Bonnevie, Tora; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Fyhn, Marianne; Hafting, Torkel; Derdikman, Dori Moshe; Kubie, J. L.. (2013) Grid cells require excitatory drive from the hippocampus. Nature Neuroscience
    Academic article

2012

  • Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Witoelar, Aree Widya; Couey, Jonathan Jay; Moser, May-Britt; Moser, Edvard Ingjald; Witter, Menno. (2012) 3899. Grid Cells Emerge From A Competitive Network. FENS
    Abstract
  • Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Witoelar, Aree Widya; Couey, Jonathan Jay; Bonnevie, Tora; Moser, May-Britt; Moser, Edvard Ingjald. (2012) 702.08/DDD24 - An inhibitory network of grid cells. SFN Abstract Viewer/Itinerary Planner
    Abstract
  • Couey, Jonathan Jay; Witoelar, Aree Widya; Zhang, Sheng Jia; Czajkowski, Rafal; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Ye, Jing. (2012) 702.06/DDD22 - Medial entorhinal cortex layer ii stellate cells are embedded within a recurrent inhibitory network. SFN Abstract Viewer/Itinerary Planner
    Abstract
  • Bonnevie, Tora; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Fyhn, Marianne; Hafting, Torkel; Derdikman, Dori Moshe; Kubie, J. L.. (2012) 702.12/DDD28 - Entorhinal grid cells require excitatory drive from the hippocampus. SFN Abstract Viewer/Itinerary Planner
    Abstract

Journal publications

  • Carpenter, Jordan; Blackstad, Jan Sigurd Beddari; Tingley, David; Normand, Valentin Andre; Moser, Edvard Ingjald; Moser, May Britt. (2024) Investigating Egocentric Tuning in Hippocampal CA1 Neurons. Journal of Neuroscience
    Academic article
  • Hermansen, Erik; Klindt, David; Dunn, Benjamin Adric. (2024) Uncovering 2-D toroidal representations in grid cell ensemble activity during 1-D behavior. Nature Communications
    Academic article
  • Rautio, Ida Välikangas; Holmberg, Ella Holt; Kurup, Devika; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Whitlock, Jonathan Robert. (2023) A novel paradigm for observational learning in rats. Cognitive Neurodynamics
    Academic article
  • Mimica, Bartul; Tombaz, Tuce; Battistin, Claudia; Fuglstad, Jingyi Guo; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Whitlock, Jonathan Robert. (2023) Behavioral decomposition reveals rich encoding structure employed across neocortex in rats. Nature Communications
    Academic article
  • Gardner, Richard James; Hermansen, Erik; Pachitariu, Marius; Burak, Yoram; Baas, Nils A.; Dunn, Benjamin Adric. (2022) Toroidal topology of population activity in grid cells. Nature
    Academic article
  • Simmonds, Emily Grace; Adjei, Kwaku Peprah; Andersen, Christoffer Wold; Aspheim, Janne Cathrin Hetle; Battistin, Claudia; Bulso, Nicola. (2022) Insights into the quantification and reporting of model-related uncertainty across different disciplines. iScience
    Academic article
  • Myers, Adele; Utpala, Saiteja; Talbar, Shubham; Sanborn, Sophia; Shewmake, Christian; Donnat, Claire. (2022) ICLR 2022 Challenge for Computational Geometry & Topology: Design and Results. Proceedings of Machine Learning Research (PMLR)
    Academic article
  • Gonschorek, Dominic; Höfling, Larissa; Szatko, Klaudia; Franke, Katrin; Schubert, Timm; Dunn, Benjamin Adric. (2021) Removing Inter-Experimental Variability from Functional Data in Systems Neuroscience. Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems
    Academic article
  • Tombaz, Tuce; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Hovde, Karoline; Cubero, Ryan John Abat; Mimica, Bartul; Mamidanna, Pranav. (2020) Action representation in the mouse parieto-frontal network. Scientific Reports
    Academic article
  • Rybakken, Erik; Baas, Nils A.; Dunn, Benjamin Adric. (2019) Decoding of neural data using cohomological feature extraction. Neural Computation
    Academic article
  • 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
    Academic article
  • 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 (PRE)
    Academic article
  • 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
    Academic literature review
  • Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Battistin, Claudia. (2017) The appropriateness of ignorance in the inverse kinetic Ising model. Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical
    Academic article
  • Kanter, Benjamin Richard; Lykken, Christine Marie; Avesar, Daniel; Weible, Aldis; Dickinson, Jasmine; Dunn, Benjamin Adric. (2017) A Novel Mechanism for the Grid-to-Place Cell Transformation Revealed by Transgenic Depolarization of Medial Entorhinal Cortex Layer II. Neuron
    Academic article
  • Roudi, Yasser; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Hertz, John. (2015) Multi-neuronal activity and functional connectivity in cell assemblies. Current Opinion in Neurobiology
    Academic literature review
  • Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Mørreaunet, Maria; Roudi, Yasser. (2015) Correlations and functional connections in a population of grid cells. PLoS Computational Biology
    Academic article
  • Couey, Jonathan Jay; Witoelar, Aree Widya; Zhang, Sheng Jia; Zheng, Kang; Ye, Jing; Dunn, Benjamin Adric. (2013) Recurrent inhibitory circuitry as a mechanism for grid formation. Nature Neuroscience
    Academic article
  • 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
    Academic article
  • Bonnevie, Tora; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Fyhn, Marianne; Hafting, Torkel; Derdikman, Dori Moshe; Kubie, J. L.. (2013) Grid cells require excitatory drive from the hippocampus. Nature Neuroscience
    Academic article
  • Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Witoelar, Aree Widya; Couey, Jonathan Jay; Moser, May-Britt; Moser, Edvard Ingjald; Witter, Menno. (2012) 3899. Grid Cells Emerge From A Competitive Network. FENS
    Abstract
  • Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Witoelar, Aree Widya; Couey, Jonathan Jay; Bonnevie, Tora; Moser, May-Britt; Moser, Edvard Ingjald. (2012) 702.08/DDD24 - An inhibitory network of grid cells. SFN Abstract Viewer/Itinerary Planner
    Abstract
  • Couey, Jonathan Jay; Witoelar, Aree Widya; Zhang, Sheng Jia; Czajkowski, Rafal; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Ye, Jing. (2012) 702.06/DDD22 - Medial entorhinal cortex layer ii stellate cells are embedded within a recurrent inhibitory network. SFN Abstract Viewer/Itinerary Planner
    Abstract
  • Bonnevie, Tora; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Fyhn, Marianne; Hafting, Torkel; Derdikman, Dori Moshe; Kubie, J. L.. (2012) 702.12/DDD28 - Entorhinal grid cells require excitatory drive from the hippocampus. SFN Abstract Viewer/Itinerary Planner
    Abstract

Teaching

Courses

  • TMA4255 - Anvendt statistikk
  • TMA4285 - Tidsrekker

Outreach

2022

  • Poster
    Rautio, Ida Välikangas; Nevjen, Fredrik; Klindt, David; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Whitlock, Jonathan. (2022) Task-dependent ensemble coding in rat medial prefrontal cortex. The Federation of European Neuroscience Societies FENS , Paris 2022-07-09 - 2022-07-13
  • Poster
    Rautio, Ida Välikangas; Nevjen, Fredrik; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Whitlock, Jonathan. (2022) General and context-specific tuning in the rat medial prefrontal cortex. Society for Neuroscience SfN , San Diego 2022-11-12 - 2022-11-16
  • Poster
    Hem, Ingeborg Gullikstad; Battistin, Claudia; Ledergerber, Debora; Dunn, Benjamin Adric. (2022) Bayesian inference of spike-timing-dependent plasticity learning rules from data. FENS Forum 2022 , Paris 2022-07-09 - 2022-07-13

2019

  • Poster
    Rautio, Ida Välikangas; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Whitlock, Jonathan. (2019) Cortical Substrates of Observational Learning in Rodents. NRSN Summer School Tromsø , Tromsø 2019-08-11 - 2019-08-18

2018

  • Interview
    Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Whitlock, Jonathan. (2018) Scientists Find Brain Cells That Could Explain How We Control Posture. USA USA [Internet] 2018-11-02
  • Poster
    Rautio, Ida Välikangas; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Whitlock, Jonathan. (2018) Cortical Substrates of Observational Learning in Rodents. NRSN NRSN PhD conference 2018 , Jægtvolden Fjordhotell, Inderøy 2018-09-19 - 2018-09-21
  • Poster
    Mimica, Bartul; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Bojja, Srikanth; Tombaz, Tuce; Whitlock, Jonathan. (2018) Cortical representation of egocentric head space and body posture in freely moving rats. Cosyne 2018 , Denver 2018-03-01 - 2018-03-04
  • Poster
    Mimica, Bartul; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Tombaz, Tuce; Bojja, Srikanth; Whitlock, Jonathan. (2018) Efficient cortical coding of 3D posture in freely behaving rats. NRNS NRSN PhD conference 2018 , Trondheim 2018-09-19 - 2018-09-21
  • Poster
    Mimica, Bartul; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Tombaz, Tuce; Bojja, Srikanth; Whitlock, Jonathan. (2018) Efficient cortical coding of 3D posture in freely behaving rats. SfN SfN 2018 , San Diego 2018-11-03 - 2018-11-07
  • Poster
    Mimica, Bartul; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Tombaz, Tuce; Bojja, Srikanth; Whitlock, Jonathan. (2018) Cortical representation of posture in freely moving rats. FENS 11th FENS Forum of Neuroscience 2018 , Berlin 2018-07-07 - 2018-07-11
  • Interview
    Mimica, Bartul; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Tombaz, Tuce; Whitlock, Jonathan. (2018) Researchers find neural cells in rat brain that are tuned to posture. USA USA [Internet] 2018-11-02
  • Interview
    Mimica, Bartul; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Tombaz, Tuce; Whitlock, Jonathan. (2018) Scientists record posture-coding neurons in the cortex. Norway Norway [Internet] 2018-11-02

2014

  • Interview
    Dunn, Benjamin Adric. (2014) Fra flymotor til Moser. adresseavisen adresseavisen [Newspaper] 2014-11-19

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