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An annual survey of the q-bio.NC arXiv category, covering research published from September 2025 – August 2026. Built on a close-reading set of 120 papers and organised into 44 chapters, it maps the year by the field's research sub-directions.

Book framework (share of the year's output):

Neural Dynamics and Population Activity Modeling (20.2%) — Focuses on modeling spatiotemporal patterns, spike trains, and mean-field dynamics in neural populations to understand brain activity.
Recurrent Neural Networks and Computational Learning (14.2%) — Explores the intersection of artificial recurrent networks and biological learning rules, focusing on representation geometry and plasticity.
Brain Connectivity and Functional Network Analysis (12.5%) — Investigates structural and functional connectivity patterns in human brains using imaging data and graph-based network frameworks.
Sensory Decoding and Neural Representation Analysis (10.4%) — Addresses decoding visual, auditory, and speech information from neural signals like fMRI, MEG, and spike data.
EEG-Based Brain-Computer Interfaces and Signal Processing (10.2%) — Develops machine learning methods for EEG signal analysis, emotion recognition, and brain-computer interface applications.
Language Models and Cognitive Science Alignment (8.0%) — Examines the alignment between large language models and human brain activity during language processing and creative thinking.
Decision Making and Cognitive Modeling (7.1%) — Applies reinforcement learning and predictive coding models to understand decision-making processes and behavioral data.
Memory Systems and Computational Consolidation (6.5%) — Investigates computational models of episodic, working, and associative memory, including consolidation and forgetting mechanisms.
Neurodegenerative Disease and Clinical Neuroscience (6.1%) — Focuses on AI-driven analysis of neuroimaging and clinical data for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and other cognitive disorders.
Consciousness Theories and Artificial Intelligence (4.8%) — Explores theoretical frameworks linking consciousness, predictive processing, and artificial intelligence systems.

Each sub-direction is covered across three chapters — how it framed its questions, the strength of its key findings, and its open debates and frontiers — so the reader gets a traceable picture of what this part of the field actually produced over the year.