Brains, it has recently been argued, are essentially prediction machines. They are bundles
of cells that support perception and action by constantly attempting to match incoming …

This article concerns the nature of evoked brain responses and the principles underlying
their generation. We start with the premise that the sensory brain has evolved to represent or …

WINNER OF THE 2014 BRAIN PRIZE From the acclaimed author of Reading in the Brain
and How We Learn, a breathtaking look at the new science that can track consciousness …

The visual system of mammals is comprised of parallel, hierarchical specialized pathways.
Different pathways are specialized in so far as they use representations that are more …

The book you are about to read is about research that asks questions like" How do our
senses operate?"" What is the connection between nervous system activity and perception?" …

Computational modeling of the primate visual system yields insights of potential relevance to
some of the challenges that computer vision is facing, such as object recognition and …

Musical rhythm, consisting of apparently abstract intervals of accented temporal events, has
a remarkable capacity to move our minds and bodies. How does the cognitive system …

This article is about how the brain data mines its sensory inputs. There are several
architectural principles of functional brain anatomy that have emerged from careful anatomic …

The small visual area known as MT or V5 has played a major role in our understanding of
the primate cerebral cortex. This area has been historically important in the concept of …

If one formulates Helmholtz's ideas about perception in terms of modern-day theories one
arrives at a model of perceptual inference and learning that can explain a remarkable range …