ShiNung Ching (Ching Lab)
@ShiNungChing
Professor of Electrical and Systems Engineering @WashUEngineers. Engineering neuroscience.
Great to be involved in this sweeping perspective on computational modeling for disorders of consciousness.
Our computational modeling review in disorders of consciousness is finally out. Thanks @RDStevensMD and curing coma campaign for trusting in us to prepare this white paper. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37196986/?s=09
In the latest episode of #EngineeringTheFuture, ShiNung Ching of @WashUESE joins host Shawn Ballard to explore the cutting-edge intersection of brain science and mental health. Watch the full episode: ow.ly/cB6g50VtlU6
#braindynamics🧠 engineering.washu.edu/news/2025/Wash… via @WashUengineers
Excited to share our work on modeling whole-brain dynamics, from data. A collaborative effort to understand the processes that govern large-scale brain activity. pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn… @TheColeLab @ccplab_wustl and Matthew Singh
💻🧠 Engineering Neuroscience! w/ recently defended BethAnna Jones @sillymost and Ph.D. candidate @AddisonSchwamb
🎙️ New Engineering the Future episode! Join grad students Addison Schwamb & BethAnna Jones from #WashUESE as they explore brain dynamics through math, engineering and human health — plus, they'll debunk some sci-fi myths. 🔗ow.ly/9RKp50U6yrk #WashUEngineers #podcast
Join the Dept. of Electrical & Systems Engineering at WashU! We're hiring experts in #IntegratedCircuits, #SignalProcessing, or closely related fields. Lead groundbreaking research, teach, and inspire. Apply Now! engineering.washu.edu/faculty/openin… #WashUESE #WashUEngineers #HigherEdJobs
Can we control RNNs with 'simple' inputs? We provide a fundamental solution to this problem, toward model-based brain stimulation design. A deep dive into nonlinear dynamics, control and theoretical neuroscience. @CTamekue and @_Ruiqi_Chen_ arxiv.org/abs/2410.17199
Our piece on modeling astrocytic modulation of neural dynamics is online at @PLOSCompBiol! @GongLuke journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/a…
We are quite excited about these results! A new way of formally and rigorously comparing learned dynamical models that does not rely on post-hoc dimensionality reduction or inspection. Use it to understand your RNNs!. arxiv.org/abs/2402.09735
New preprint: How the resting brain may bifurcate amongst distinct but anatomically consistent attractor landscapes. biorxiv.org/content/10.110… @_Ruiqi_Chen_ w/ @ccplab_wustl and Matt Singh
Our work on direct nonlinear whole-brain system identification at fast time-scales. This work will make it possible to infer biophysically interpretable, brain-wide latent dynamics from EEG. Matthew Singh, w/ @ccplab_wustl, @TheColeLab biorxiv.org/content/10.110…
We also have a new preprint! Bringing together dynamics, astrocytes, and RL. How might astrocytic slow time-scales and nested loops of modulation enable learning over contexts? @GongLuke w/ @papouinlab and @Fabiopas82 . arxiv.org/abs/2311.03508
Happening this AM at #SfN2023. @GongLuke presenting at Poster XX30 our efforts to explore astrocytic influence on #braindynamics, computation and function!
Working at the intersection of engineering and neuroscience? On the market? Drop me a note or find me at #SfN2023!
The Department of Electrical & Systems Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis invites applications for multiple tenure-track faculty positions with an effective start date on or after July 1, 2024. Learn more engineering.wustl.edu/faculty/openin… #WashUEngineers #NowHiring #HigherEd
Very excited to share these ideas! Tip of the iceberg on expanding our view of #braindynamics. @papouinlab @Ciaran_MR
With @Ciaran_MR and @ShiNungChing we think this can be useful to the fields of #astrocyte, #neuromodulation, #neuroscience, #ML /#AI and more
👇🎉 Delighted to finally share this👇 nature.com/articles/s4159… "Contextual guidance": what if we started thinking of astrocytes as contextual gates whose core function is to shape neural circuitry in a state-dependent and adaptive fashion?
Enjoyed a commencement day visit from the fresh @WashUESE graduate and PhD-bound valedictorian Jacob Wheelock, who is set for amazing #braindynamics innovations in the future!
