diff --git a/examples/ra25/ra25.go b/examples/ra25/ra25.go
index fc38ebb..312a3cc 100644
--- a/examples/ra25/ra25.go
+++ b/examples/ra25/ra25.go
@@ -388,8 +388,8 @@ func (ss *Sim) Init() {
 	ss.GUI.StopNow = false
 	ss.ApplyParams()
 	ss.NewRun()
-	ss.ViewUpdate.Update()
 	ss.ViewUpdate.RecordSyns()
+	ss.ViewUpdate.Update()
 }
 
 // InitRandSeed initializes the random seed based on current training run number
@@ -708,49 +708,50 @@ func (ss *Sim) ConfigGUI() {
 
 	ss.GUI.AddPlots(title, &ss.Logs)
 
-	ss.GUI.Body.AddAppBar(func(p *tree.Plan) {
-		ss.GUI.AddToolbarItem(p, egui.ToolbarItem{Label: "Init", Icon: icons.Update,
-			Tooltip: "Initialize everything including network weights, and start over.  Also applies current params.",
-			Active:  egui.ActiveStopped,
-			Func: func() {
-				ss.Init()
-				ss.GUI.UpdateWindow()
-			},
-		})
+	ss.GUI.FinalizeGUI(false)
+}
 
-		ss.GUI.AddLooperCtrl(p, ss.Loops, []etime.Modes{etime.Train, etime.Test})
-
-		////////////////////////////////////////////////
-		tree.Add(p, func(w *core.Separator) {})
-		ss.GUI.AddToolbarItem(p, egui.ToolbarItem{Label: "Reset RunLog",
-			Icon:    icons.Reset,
-			Tooltip: "Reset the accumulated log of all Runs, which are tagged with the ParamSet used",
-			Active:  egui.ActiveAlways,
-			Func: func() {
-				ss.Logs.ResetLog(etime.Train, etime.Run)
-				ss.GUI.UpdatePlot(etime.Train, etime.Run)
-			},
-		})
-		////////////////////////////////////////////////
-		tree.Add(p, func(w *core.Separator) {})
-		ss.GUI.AddToolbarItem(p, egui.ToolbarItem{Label: "New Seed",
-			Icon:    icons.Add,
-			Tooltip: "Generate a new initial random seed to get different results.  By default, Init re-establishes the same initial seed every time.",
-			Active:  egui.ActiveAlways,
-			Func: func() {
-				ss.RandSeeds.NewSeeds()
-			},
-		})
-		ss.GUI.AddToolbarItem(p, egui.ToolbarItem{Label: "README",
-			Icon:    icons.FileMarkdown,
-			Tooltip: "Opens your browser on the README file that contains instructions for how to run this model.",
-			Active:  egui.ActiveAlways,
-			Func: func() {
-				core.TheApp.OpenURL("https://github.com/emer/leabra/blob/main/examples/ra25/README.md")
-			},
-		})
+func (ss *Sim) MakeToolbar(p *tree.Plan) {
+	ss.GUI.AddToolbarItem(p, egui.ToolbarItem{Label: "Init", Icon: icons.Update,
+		Tooltip: "Initialize everything including network weights, and start over.  Also applies current params.",
+		Active:  egui.ActiveStopped,
+		Func: func() {
+			ss.Init()
+			ss.GUI.UpdateWindow()
+		},
+	})
+
+	ss.GUI.AddLooperCtrl(p, ss.Loops, []etime.Modes{etime.Train, etime.Test})
+
+	////////////////////////////////////////////////
+	tree.Add(p, func(w *core.Separator) {})
+	ss.GUI.AddToolbarItem(p, egui.ToolbarItem{Label: "Reset RunLog",
+		Icon:    icons.Reset,
+		Tooltip: "Reset the accumulated log of all Runs, which are tagged with the ParamSet used",
+		Active:  egui.ActiveAlways,
+		Func: func() {
+			ss.Logs.ResetLog(etime.Train, etime.Run)
+			ss.GUI.UpdatePlot(etime.Train, etime.Run)
+		},
+	})
+	////////////////////////////////////////////////
+	tree.Add(p, func(w *core.Separator) {})
+	ss.GUI.AddToolbarItem(p, egui.ToolbarItem{Label: "New Seed",
+		Icon:    icons.Add,
+		Tooltip: "Generate a new initial random seed to get different results.  By default, Init re-establishes the same initial seed every time.",
+		Active:  egui.ActiveAlways,
+		Func: func() {
+			ss.RandSeeds.NewSeeds()
+		},
+	})
+	ss.GUI.AddToolbarItem(p, egui.ToolbarItem{Label: "README",
+		Icon:    icons.FileMarkdown,
+		Tooltip: "Opens your browser on the README file that contains instructions for how to run this model.",
+		Active:  egui.ActiveAlways,
+		Func: func() {
+			core.TheApp.OpenURL("https://github.com/emer/leabra/blob/main/examples/ra25/README.md")
+		},
 	})
-	ss.GUI.FinalizeGUI(false)
 }
 
 func (ss *Sim) RunGUI() {
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index a4a9c94..1bc4288 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ module github.com/emer/leabra/v2
 go 1.22
 
 require (
-	cogentcore.org/core v0.3.3-0.20240830144154-45639bc9cb04
-	github.com/emer/emergent/v2 v2.0.0-dev0.1.0.0.20240830215230-288c7a6e7665
+	cogentcore.org/core v0.3.3-0.20240902213628-48df10901467
+	github.com/emer/emergent/v2 v2.0.0-dev0.1.0.0.20240902221812-7068c809e099
 )
 
 require (
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 2cb3694..e0ff119 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-cogentcore.org/core v0.3.3-0.20240830144154-45639bc9cb04 h1:V/Uufu2XjYF4LptkpExAtbecycZcBxnY4U7iLbX4T+w=
-cogentcore.org/core v0.3.3-0.20240830144154-45639bc9cb04/go.mod h1:dg3uRsPcd8S1ZYvRD2TztCtjopRkrB5V/lbl54xsQd4=
+cogentcore.org/core v0.3.3-0.20240902213628-48df10901467 h1:AL9pi5H1ttL76EpnqBCCaflNnfwRxuezZOApoSOL564=
+cogentcore.org/core v0.3.3-0.20240902213628-48df10901467/go.mod h1:dg3uRsPcd8S1ZYvRD2TztCtjopRkrB5V/lbl54xsQd4=
 github.com/Bios-Marcel/wastebasket v0.0.4-0.20240213135800-f26f1ae0a7c4 h1:6lx9xzJAhdjq0LvVfbITeC3IH9Fzvo1aBahyPu2FuG8=
 github.com/Bios-Marcel/wastebasket v0.0.4-0.20240213135800-f26f1ae0a7c4/go.mod h1:FChzXi1izqzdPb6BiNZmcZLGyTYiT61iGx9Rxx9GNeI=
 github.com/BurntSushi/toml v0.3.1/go.mod h1:xHWCNGjB5oqiDr8zfno3MHue2Ht5sIBksp03qcyfWMU=
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.2-0.20180830191138-d8f796af33cc h1:U9qPSI2PIWSS1
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.2-0.20180830191138-d8f796af33cc/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/dlclark/regexp2 v1.11.0 h1:G/nrcoOa7ZXlpoa/91N3X7mM3r8eIlMBBJZvsz/mxKI=
 github.com/dlclark/regexp2 v1.11.0/go.mod h1:DHkYz0B9wPfa6wondMfaivmHpzrQ3v9q8cnmRbL6yW8=
-github.com/emer/emergent/v2 v2.0.0-dev0.1.0.0.20240830215230-288c7a6e7665 h1:WIySJ4Dm/m6XjuwsFhKaW6AQJaHwKAKygsGWOWdQt1c=
-github.com/emer/emergent/v2 v2.0.0-dev0.1.0.0.20240830215230-288c7a6e7665/go.mod h1:G+DrEOvUaqvE/DioBuMLfUz16TAHuVgZ45gI83Zc29E=
+github.com/emer/emergent/v2 v2.0.0-dev0.1.0.0.20240902221812-7068c809e099 h1:HuAKSSaV5io1i+zgkm5HC/qRdMk78kyz286Fph7Eob0=
+github.com/emer/emergent/v2 v2.0.0-dev0.1.0.0.20240902221812-7068c809e099/go.mod h1:gWVk1t12rrI7BlNL8sc/FXgeg61dOsSquN19GeI7Uzc=
 github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.4.7/go.mod h1:jwhsz4b93w/PPRr/qN1Yymfu8t87LnFCMoQvtojpjFo=
 github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.7.0 h1:8JEhPFa5W2WU7YfeZzPNqzMP6Lwt7L2715Ggo0nosvA=
 github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.7.0/go.mod h1:40Bi/Hjc2AVfZrqy+aj+yEI+/bRxZnMJyTJwOpGvigM=