January 1999 PMID 10195184

Predictive coding in the visual cortex: a functional interpretation of some extra-classical receptive-field effects.

R P Rao, D H Ballard

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What people are saying

Participants show high interest through comments like 'predictive coding' and mention of revisiting the research with modern techniques, highlighting curiosity and recognition of scientific relevance, but mostly express agreement and mild engagement without deep critique or impact assertions.

AgreementModerate agreement

Most discussions acknowledge the relevance of the research, especially the idea that higher brain regions send predictions to lower ones, aligning with current understanding of visual processing.

InterestHigh interest

The topics, including predictive coding and its relation to neural responses, generate high curiosity among participants, reflecting a high interest.

EngagementModerate engagement

Comments indicate some level of engagement, such as referencing studies and suggesting revisiting the paper with new AI knowledge, but lack in-depth analysis.

ImpactModerate impact

While participants recognize the potential significance of the findings, they mainly discuss implications rather than evidence of widespread influence.

Abstract in brief

  • The research explains a model of visual processing where higher brain areas send predictions down to lower areas, and the lower areas send back errors when their predictions don’t match actual input.
  • When tested with natural images, the model’s neurons developed simple, cell-like receptive fields, with some neurons specifically responding to residual errors, showing effects like endstopping and other extraclassical phenomena.
  • The findings suggest that these complex visual effects, often thought to be purely feedforward, may also involve feedback from higher brain regions, supporting a hierarchical, predictive approach to how the visual system encodes natural images.]

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Ben Hoyle
@bjh_ip · X

Predictive Coding in the Visual Cortex: a Functional Interpretation of Some Extra-classical Receptive-field Effects (PDF) - ripe for revisiting with our knowledge of modern CNNs? https://t.co/jtdTfJ2hV9

Jan 2, 2019 · 1,741 followers View post →
Reinaldo F Cristo
@rcristo · X

@mribeirodantas Como C2 opera? C1 <=>C2 To Be Energy-Efficient, Brains Predict Their Perceptions. https://t.co/qRGTTyHMN8 https://t.co/LUvwG6rlgt

Aug 21, 2022 · 1,387 followers View post →
Reinaldo F Cristo
@rcristo · X

@thewiseturtle @QuantaMagazine @OntologicalMax Follow the paper unlocked for studies: Predictive coding in the visual cortex: a functional interpretation of some extra-classical receptive-field effects. https://t.co/LUvwG6rlgt @mribeirodantas

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Cato || Ambroise Commonwealth
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Its alot easier to devise strategies that take that into account when dealing with your life; or at least it is in our case. Here are the sources though: 1. www.science.org/content/arti... 2. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10195184/

Dec 3, 2024 · 1 share View post →

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Cato || Ambroise Commonwealth
@tysons23.bsky.social · Bluesky

Its alot easier to devise strategies that take that into account when dealing with your life; or at least it is in our case. Here are the sources though: 1. www.science.org/content/arti... 2. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10195184/

Dec 3, 2024 · 1 share View post →
Reinaldo F Cristo
@rcristo · X

@mribeirodantas Como C2 opera? C1 <=>C2 To Be Energy-Efficient, Brains Predict Their Perceptions. https://t.co/qRGTTyHMN8 https://t.co/LUvwG6rlgt

Aug 21, 2022 · 1,387 followers View post →
Reinaldo F Cristo
@rcristo · X

@thewiseturtle @QuantaMagazine @OntologicalMax Follow the paper unlocked for studies: Predictive coding in the visual cortex: a functional interpretation of some extra-classical receptive-field effects. https://t.co/LUvwG6rlgt @mribeirodantas

Aug 21, 2022 · 1,387 followers View post →
Ben Hoyle
@bjh_ip · X

Predictive Coding in the Visual Cortex: a Functional Interpretation of Some Extra-classical Receptive-field Effects (PDF) - ripe for revisiting with our knowledge of modern CNNs? https://t.co/jtdTfJ2hV9

Jan 2, 2019 · 1,741 followers View post →