# Alex Maier

- **Event:** [Built with Claude: Life Sciences](https://cerebralvalley.ai/e/built-with-claude-life-sciences)
- **When:** Jul 7 at 12:00 PM – Jul 14 at 12:00 AM (EDT)
- **Where:** Online
- **Team:** [Alex Maier](https://cerebralvalley.ai/u/alexmaier)
- **GitHub:** https://github.com/maierav/ai_oscp_neuro
- **Demo video:** https://youtu.be/72kfgGo-8uM
- **Gallery:** https://cerebralvalley.ai/e/built-with-claude-life-sciences/hackathon/gallery
- **Page:** https://cerebralvalley.ai/e/built-with-claude-life-sciences/hackathon/gallery/68

We tested a timely scientific question: Does the brain (neocortex) fundamentally compute predictions (so-called predictive coding)? Specifically, do neurons signal every kind of surprise with *one* mechanism or *many*? We made use of open science (a free Allen Institute OpenScope dataset from a public archive).

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