Simulated birds get neural-net brains, then a hawk shows up and PCA peeks inside
neuroecology · x · 2026-09-07
Developer neuroecology shares a playful simulation experiment exploring what we'd see if we could look into animals' brains as they live their lives:
- Gave simulated birds neural-network brains
- Introduced a predator (a hawk) into the ecology
- Used PCA as a simple first-pass tool to peer into the birds' brains and observe neural representation changes
A fun mashup of neural networks, ecological pressure, and lightweight interpretability analysis — the setup offers inspiration for studying behavioral adaptation in agents.
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