The neuroconnectionist research programme
A Doerig, RP Sommers, K Seeliger… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Artificial neural networks (ANNs) inspired by biology are beginning to be widely used to
model behavioural and neural data, an approach we call 'neuroconnectionism'. ANNs have …
model behavioural and neural data, an approach we call 'neuroconnectionism'. ANNs have …
[HTML][HTML] Brain-inspired learning in artificial neural networks: a review
Artificial neural networks (ANNs) have emerged as an essential tool in machine learning,
achieving remarkable success across diverse domains, including image and speech …
achieving remarkable success across diverse domains, including image and speech …
Brain-like functional specialization emerges spontaneously in deep neural networks
The human brain contains multiple regions with distinct, often highly specialized functions,
from recognizing faces to understanding language to thinking about what others are …
from recognizing faces to understanding language to thinking about what others are …
Hierarchical temporal prediction captures motion processing along the visual pathway
Visual neurons respond selectively to features that become increasingly complex from the
eyes to the cortex. Retinal neurons prefer flashing spots of light, primary visual cortical (V1) …
eyes to the cortex. Retinal neurons prefer flashing spots of light, primary visual cortical (V1) …
[HTML][HTML] Decoding the brain: From neural representations to mechanistic models
A central principle in neuroscience is that neurons within the brain act in concert to produce
perception, cognition, and adaptive behavior. Neurons are organized into specialized brain …
perception, cognition, and adaptive behavior. Neurons are organized into specialized brain …
What can 1.8 billion regressions tell us about the pressures shaping high-level visual representation in brains and machines?
The rapid development and open-source release of highly performant computer vision
models offers new potential for examining how different inductive biases impact …
models offers new potential for examining how different inductive biases impact …
Towards a foundation model of the mouse visual cortex
Understanding the brain's perception algorithm is a highly intricate problem, as the inherent
complexity of sensory inputs and the brain's nonlinear processing make characterizing …
complexity of sensory inputs and the brain's nonlinear processing make characterizing …
Population encoding of stimulus features along the visual hierarchy
L Dyballa, AM Rudzite, MS Hoseini… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
The retina and primary visual cortex (V1) both exhibit diverse neural populations sensitive to
diverse visual features. Yet it remains unclear how neural populations in each area partition …
diverse visual features. Yet it remains unclear how neural populations in each area partition …
Deep spiking neural networks with high representation similarity model visual pathways of macaque and mouse
Deep artificial neural networks (ANNs) play a major role in modeling the visual pathways of
primate and rodent. However, they highly simplify the computational properties of neurons …
primate and rodent. However, they highly simplify the computational properties of neurons …
[HTML][HTML] MouseNet: A biologically constrained convolutional neural network model for the mouse visual cortex
Convolutional neural networks trained on object recognition derive inspiration from the
neural architecture of the visual system in mammals, and have been used as models of the …
neural architecture of the visual system in mammals, and have been used as models of the …