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
Predictive coding in the visual cortex: a functional interpretation of some extra-classical receptive-field effects.
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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.
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.
The topics, including predictive coding and its relation to neural responses, generate high curiosity among participants, reflecting a high interest.
Comments indicate some level of engagement, such as referencing studies and suggesting revisiting the paper with new AI knowledge, but lack in-depth analysis.
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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Most liked on X and Bluesky@mribeirodantas Como C2 opera? C1 <=>C2 To Be Energy-Efficient, Brains Predict Their Perceptions. https://t.co/qRGTTyHMN8 https://t.co/LUvwG6rlgt
@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
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/
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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/
@mribeirodantas Como C2 opera? C1 <=>C2 To Be Energy-Efficient, Brains Predict Their Perceptions. https://t.co/qRGTTyHMN8 https://t.co/LUvwG6rlgt
@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
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
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