Front Neural Circuits January 2020 PMID 31068793

Locations in the Neocortex: A Theory of Sensorimotor Object Recognition Using Cortical Grid Cells.

Marcus Lewis, Scott Purdy, Subutai Ahmad, Jeff Hawkins

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36
Peak: 13 in Apr 2019
across 4 sources since Apr 2019

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What people are saying

Many posts introduce the core concepts of the publication, emphasizing its focus on cortical grid cells and sensorimotor recognition, using phrases like 'theory of sensorimotor object recognition' and 'new model,' which highlight curiosity and respect for the research. The tone varies from analytical to appreciative, emphasizing the potential significance for understanding the neocortex's functions, which collectively contribute to a sense of balanced interest and cautious optimism about its impact.

AgreementModerate agreement

Most discussions recognize the paper as a credible and innovative contribution, with some explicitly praising its theoretical insights, while a few remain neutral or cautious about its immediate implications.

InterestHigh interest

Posts show high curiosity, referencing multiple concepts such as cortical grid cells, sensorimotor recognition, and potential applications, indicating strong engagement with the ideas.

EngagementModerate engagement

Several discussions unpack core ideas like the use of cortical grid cells and compare them to existing models, demonstrating active mental involvement rather than superficial mentions.

ImpactModerate impact

The tone suggests a perception that this research could influence future studies in neuroscience and AI, though most posts emphasize its theoretical richness over immediate practical effects.

Abstract in brief

  • The paper presents a theory that the neocortex uses grid cell-like neurons to incorporate movement information, helping it recognize and predict objects by tracking sensor locations on those objects.
  • A two-layer neural network model is proposed where one layer uses grid cell modules to represent sensor locations in relation to objects, while the other processes sensory input to recognize and predict stimuli based on location context.
  • Simulations demonstrate that this model can learn to recognize hundreds of objects, even when object features are ambiguous, by updating sensor locations through movement, and the authors relate this to existing cortical circuitry.]

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Numenta
@Numenta · X

We have a new paper published in @FrontNeurosci "Locations in the Neocortex: A Theory of Sensorimotor Object Recognition Using Cortical Grid Cells." Author @mrcslws explains 3 of the main ideas. https://t.co/xTRqYmHoyZ

Apr 25, 2019 · 24 likes · 8 shares · 13,450 followers View post →
Numenta
@Numenta · X

In this research meeting, @mrcslws reviews the paper "The Tolman-Eichenbaum Machine: Unifying Space and Relational Memory through Generalization in the Hippocampal Formation” by James Whittington, et al.. https://t.co/ASPKC4XKjq

Feb 17, 2021 · 20 likes · 1 share · 13,457 followers View post →
Marcus Lewis
@mrcslws · X

New in @FrontiersIn: "Locations in the Neocortex: A Theory of Sensorimotor Object Recognition Using Cortical Grid Cells" https://t.co/j6ROrVsgw2 Here on Twitter, I'll unbundle 3 interesting ideas that the paper is built on.

Apr 24, 2019 · 18 likes · 3 shares · 681 followers View post →
Numenta
@Numenta · X

In this week's research meeting, Niels Leadholm, a visiting researcher, discusses some ideas for further research on how to apply the object recognition implemented in Numenta's 2019 paper using cortical grid cells in an image-based setting. https://t.co/WFNM29s2DK

Oct 8, 2020 · 9 likes · 4 shares · 13,457 followers View post →
Tristan Slominski
@tristanls · X

@PsychScientists @MatthewEGunter @SingleBlade1 Here’s an explanation that doesn’t seem to fail "Locations in the Neocortex: A Theory of Sensorimotor Object Recognition Using Cortical Grid Cells” https://t.co/wAO7FsvZ3i https://t.co/SkwszNiiYZ

Jan 2, 2021 · 2 likes · 728 followers View post →
Chomba Bupe
@ChombaBupe · X

There are some theories that are more general & can potentially be more efficient than transformer models. Like Numenta's  "A Theory of Sensorimotor Object Recognition Using Cortical Grid Cells" https://t.co/K7leL2h04x

Sep 12, 2021 · 11,670 followers View post →

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Quantengeist
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The solution is already quite clear: https://t.co/mKYMcNBCqN https://t.co/eWyRKqDQ7G https://t.co/ikdMjts9TC

Feb 13, 2025 · 122 followers View post →
Yu Kanazawa
@knzw783 · X

Lewis, M., Purdy, S., Ahmad, S., & Hawkins, J. (2019). Locations in the neocortex: A theory of sensorimotor object recognition using cortical grid cells. Frontiers in Neural Circuits, 13, 22. https://t.co/YbPEkjAvi5

Jun 24, 2024 · 1,866 followers View post →
小山雄太郎
@kyfwfw · X

@koheiichi ここら授業レベルの知識しかないので、俺が混同していたので申し訳ないが、海馬に場所細胞・entorhinal cortexにグリッド細胞、は既存の知見っぽい ジェフの主張は「グリッドライクな細胞がsensory neocortexにある」って感じっぽい↓ 使い分け気になるね! https://t.co/cf3zkLfvxA

Jun 27, 2023 · 4,152 followers View post →
ENcenatur
@encenatur · X

Marcus Lewis Reviews “The Tolman-Eichenbaum Machine” Paper - February 15... https://t.co/FOZ2gIVcxT via @YouTube

May 1, 2023 · 30 followers View post →
Chomba Bupe
@ChombaBupe · X

There are some theories that are more general & can potentially be more efficient than transformer models. Like Numenta's  "A Theory of Sensorimotor Object Recognition Using Cortical Grid Cells" https://t.co/K7leL2h04x

Sep 12, 2021 · 11,670 followers View post →
Chee Wai Lee
@cheelee_tweets · X

RT @Numenta: In this research meeting, @mrcslws reviews the paper "The Tolman-Eichenbaum Machine: Unifying Space and Relational Memory thro…

Feb 17, 2021 · 1 share · 168 followers View post →
Andy Xor
@andy_xor · X

RT @Numenta: In this research meeting, @mrcslws reviews the paper "The Tolman-Eichenbaum Machine: Unifying Space and Relational Memory thro…

Feb 17, 2021 · 1 share · 1,438 followers View post →
Numenta
@Numenta · X

In this research meeting, @mrcslws reviews the paper "The Tolman-Eichenbaum Machine: Unifying Space and Relational Memory through Generalization in the Hippocampal Formation” by James Whittington, et al.. https://t.co/ASPKC4XKjq

Feb 17, 2021 · 20 likes · 1 share · 13,457 followers View post →
Tristan Slominski
@tristanls · X

@PsychScientists @MatthewEGunter @SingleBlade1 Here’s an explanation that doesn’t seem to fail "Locations in the Neocortex: A Theory of Sensorimotor Object Recognition Using Cortical Grid Cells” https://t.co/wAO7FsvZ3i https://t.co/SkwszNiiYZ

Jan 2, 2021 · 2 likes · 728 followers View post →
realFelixRobles
@realFelixRobles · X

RT @Numenta: In this week's research meeting, Niels Leadholm, a visiting researcher, discusses some ideas for further research on how to ap…

Oct 9, 2020 · 4 shares · 245 followers View post →
Chee Wai Lee
@cheelee_tweets · X

RT @Numenta: In this week's research meeting, Niels Leadholm, a visiting researcher, discusses some ideas for further research on how to ap…

Oct 8, 2020 · 4 shares · 168 followers View post →
Tresor KOFFI
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RT @Numenta: In this week's research meeting, Niels Leadholm, a visiting researcher, discusses some ideas for further research on how to ap…

Oct 8, 2020 · 4 shares · 165 followers View post →
Cortical.io
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RT @Numenta: In this week's research meeting, Niels Leadholm, a visiting researcher, discusses some ideas for further research on how to ap…

Oct 8, 2020 · 4 shares · 2,542 followers View post →
Numenta
@Numenta · X

In this week's research meeting, Niels Leadholm, a visiting researcher, discusses some ideas for further research on how to apply the object recognition implemented in Numenta's 2019 paper using cortical grid cells in an image-based setting. https://t.co/WFNM29s2DK

Oct 8, 2020 · 9 likes · 4 shares · 13,457 followers View post →
Chomba Bupe
@ChombaBupe · X

@rhyolight @wwbrannon @Smerity @Numenta Sort of predictive in nature. Something similar to work by Numenta. https://t.co/K7leL2h04x

Oct 29, 2019 · 11,670 followers View post →
Antonio
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RT @Numenta: We have a new paper published in @FrontNeurosci "Locations in the Neocortex: A Theory of Sensorimotor Object Recognition Using…

May 14, 2019 · 8 shares · 115 followers View post →
/r/compmathneuro
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Locations in the Neocortex: A Theory of Sensorimotor Object Recognition Using Cortical Grid Cells. https://t.co/ZGRFUCTf2k

Apr 27, 2019 · 49 followers View post →
Meta Metta
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RT @Numenta: We have a new paper published in @FrontNeurosci "Locations in the Neocortex: A Theory of Sensorimotor Object Recognition Using…

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Dror Hilman
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RT @Numenta: We have a new paper published in @FrontNeurosci "Locations in the Neocortex: A Theory of Sensorimotor Object Recognition Using…

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SOUL.AI
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RT @Numenta: We have a new paper published in @FrontNeurosci "Locations in the Neocortex: A Theory of Sensorimotor Object Recognition Using…

Apr 25, 2019 · 8 shares · 6,158 followers View post →
rhyolight
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RT @Numenta: We have a new paper published in @FrontNeurosci "Locations in the Neocortex: A Theory of Sensorimotor Object Recognition Using…

Apr 25, 2019 · 8 shares · 2,581 followers View post →
Gopinath Balamurugan
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RT @Numenta: We have a new paper published in @FrontNeurosci "Locations in the Neocortex: A Theory of Sensorimotor Object Recognition Using…

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Chris Huston
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RT @Numenta: We have a new paper published in @FrontNeurosci "Locations in the Neocortex: A Theory of Sensorimotor Object Recognition Using…

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Numenta
@Numenta · X

We have a new paper published in @FrontNeurosci "Locations in the Neocortex: A Theory of Sensorimotor Object Recognition Using Cortical Grid Cells." Author @mrcslws explains 3 of the main ideas. https://t.co/xTRqYmHoyZ

Apr 25, 2019 · 24 likes · 8 shares · 13,450 followers View post →
HIROPON
@hiropon_matsu · X

"Locations in the Neocortex: A Theory of Sensorimotor Object Recognition Using Cortical Grid Cells."

Apr 25, 2019 · 74 followers View post →
Lionel Bisschoff
@LionelBisschoff · X

RT @mrcslws: New in @FrontiersIn: "Locations in the Neocortex: A Theory of Sensorimotor Object Recognition Using Cortical Grid Cells" https…

Apr 25, 2019 · 3 shares · 575 followers View post →
Scott Purdy
@scottmpurdy · X

RT @mrcslws: New in @FrontiersIn: "Locations in the Neocortex: A Theory of Sensorimotor Object Recognition Using Cortical Grid Cells" https…

Apr 24, 2019 · 3 shares · 371 followers View post →
rhyolight
@rhyolight · X

RT @mrcslws: New in @FrontiersIn: "Locations in the Neocortex: A Theory of Sensorimotor Object Recognition Using Cortical Grid Cells" https…

Apr 24, 2019 · 3 shares · 2,581 followers View post →
Marcus Lewis
@mrcslws · X

New in @FrontiersIn: "Locations in the Neocortex: A Theory of Sensorimotor Object Recognition Using Cortical Grid Cells" https://t.co/j6ROrVsgw2 Here on Twitter, I'll unbundle 3 interesting ideas that the paper is built on.

Apr 24, 2019 · 18 likes · 3 shares · 681 followers View post →