Getting aligned on representational alignment
Biological and artificial information processing systems form representations that they can
use to categorize, reason, plan, navigate, and make decisions. How can we measure the …
use to categorize, reason, plan, navigate, and make decisions. How can we measure the …
Computational role of structure in neural activity and connectivity
One major challenge of neuroscience is identifying structure in seemingly disorganized
neural activity. Different types of structure have different computational implications that can …
neural activity. Different types of structure have different computational implications that can …
Beyond geometry: Comparing the temporal structure of computation in neural circuits with dynamical similarity analysis
How can we tell whether two neural networks utilize the same internal processes for a
particular computation? This question is pertinent for multiple subfields of neuroscience and …
particular computation? This question is pertinent for multiple subfields of neuroscience and …
Similarity of neural network models: A survey of functional and representational measures
Measuring similarity of neural networks to understand and improve their behavior has
become an issue of great importance and research interest. In this survey, we provide a …
become an issue of great importance and research interest. In this survey, we provide a …
Estimating noise correlations across continuous conditions with Wishart processes
A Nejatbakhsh, I Garon… - Advances in Neural …, 2024 - proceedings.neurips.cc
The signaling capacity of a neural population depends on the scale and orientation of its
covariance across trials. Estimating this" noise" covariance is challenging and is thought to …
covariance across trials. Estimating this" noise" covariance is challenging and is thought to …
A clustered federated learning framework for collaborative fault diagnosis of wind turbines
R Zhou, Y Li, X Lin - Applied Energy, 2025 - Elsevier
Data-driven approaches demonstrate significant potential in accurately diagnosing faults in
wind turbines. To enhance diagnostic performance and reduce communication costs in …
wind turbines. To enhance diagnostic performance and reduce communication costs in …
Hierarchical VAEs provide a normative account of motion processing in the primate brain
The relationship between perception and inference, as postulated by Helmholtz in the 19th
century, is paralleled in modern machine learning by generative models like Variational …
century, is paralleled in modern machine learning by generative models like Variational …
Discriminating image representations with principal distortions
Image representations (artificial or biological) are often compared in terms of their global
geometry; however, representations with similar global structure can have strikingly different …
geometry; however, representations with similar global structure can have strikingly different …
Duality of Bures and Shape Distances with Implications for Comparing Neural Representations
A multitude of (dis) similarity measures between neural networks representations have been
proposed, resulting in a fragmented research landscape. Most (dis) similarity measures fall …
proposed, resulting in a fragmented research landscape. Most (dis) similarity measures fall …
Training objective drives the consistency of representational similarity across datasets
The Platonic Representation Hypothesis claims that recent foundation models are
converging to a shared representation space as a function of their downstream task …
converging to a shared representation space as a function of their downstream task …