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Mason Alexander Porter

Santa Fe InstituteORCID 0000-0002-5166-0717Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:statistical model· 2 Approach:machine learning (classical)· 1

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Interacting Hosts with Microbiome Exchange: An Extension of Metacommunity Theory for Discrete Interactions

Michael Johnson, Mason Alexander Porter

This paper extends metacommunity theory to model discrete microbiome exchanges between hosts, showing that both interaction frequency and strength are critical for microbiome dynamics.

bioRxiv · Jul 16, 2025 · PreprintEcology

Motor primitives in space and time via targeted gain modulation in cortical networks

Jake Patrick Stroud, Mason Alexander Porter, Guillaume Hennequin, Tim P. Vogels

The paper shows that modulating neuronal input-output gains in cortical networks can generate diverse movements and control their speed and shape.

Nature Neuroscience · Nov 19, 2018Peer-reviewedNeuroscience