In this week's research meeting, we invited Max Bennett to discuss his recently published model of cortical columns, sequences with precise time scales, and working memory. His work extends our past work in new and exciting ways! Watch the video here: https://t.co/sWtitpZJqE
An Attempt at a Unified Theory of the Neocortical Microcircuit in Sensory Cortex.
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Abstract in brief
- The neocortex performs many functions like working memory, sensory perception, and motor planning, and is made up of repeating units called macrocolumns with similar circuitry, making understanding these microcircuits very important for both neuroscience and AI.
- Existing models like predictive coding, HTM, and ART have gaps in explaining how microcircuits learn delayed sequences, coordinate across columns, or how top-down attention influences processing.
- The author proposes a new theory that builds on these models by offering a better understanding of how microcircuits work in these areas, including a novel working memory circuit that can store multiple items at once without disrupting sensory processing, and explains phenomena like cortical oscillations.]
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Most liked on X and BlueskyNew Research: An Attempt at a Unified Theory of the Neocortical Microcircuit in Sensory Cortex https://t.co/zDZhrrSmiY #NeuralCircuits
this paper is delicious https://t.co/DZlLdOH3Em https://t.co/dkGPx3rsow
@Numenta Lots of positive energy & fresh ideas in this meeting! An incentive for reading Max Bennett's paper: https://t.co/5twKllRJGo
@togelius @rgblong Modern AI is a joke, and utterly inefficient relative to the brain. Transformers positional encodings were recently found to mirror grid cells in the brain. Read up on HTM theory to blow your mind, https://t.co/VGheRubPiy and https://t.co/N9A679nh09
@SelfAwarePatter Links, for anyone interested: Podcast: https://t.co/8xgpvWuEWd Paper: https://t.co/bodgKu36fC Book: https://t.co/Km3p0mV85X *
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Decoding Brain Intelligence: Insights into Neocortical Microcircuits and Learning
Max Bennett discusses how the human brain surpasses AI in learning and perception, exploring recent neuroscience research and theories about the neocortical microcircuit functions, sensory processing, and learning…
Modeling the Neocortical Microcircuit in Sensory Cortex for Working Memory and Sequencing
this paper is delicious https://t.co/DZlLdOH3Em https://t.co/dkGPx3rsow
An Attempt at a Unified Theory of the Neocortical Microcircuit in Sensory Cortex https://t.co/s2yUdXJRbp
@WiringTheBrain @MatthiasMichel_ @seanmcarroll I think Max Bennett @maxsbennett proposed a mechanism for stuff like this in https://t.co/fKpq3xTKnE Look for ‘Macrocolumns Oscillate Between “Input States” and “Output States”’
@SelfAwarePatter Links, for anyone interested: Podcast: https://t.co/8xgpvWuEWd Paper: https://t.co/bodgKu36fC Book: https://t.co/Km3p0mV85X *
I’ve been dreaming of this when I sleep
@brttbrntt @troodoodle @hackleyhackley @deepfates @needo62 Here's a pair to get you started. https://t.co/pLDUyxOvyn https://t.co/OnLRzXRCqE
@CFGeek Here’s a great paper on a HTM-like biologically plausible implementation of working memory/sequence memory: https://t.co/VGheRubPiy
@togelius @rgblong Modern AI is a joke, and utterly inefficient relative to the brain. Transformers positional encodings were recently found to mirror grid cells in the brain. Read up on HTM theory to blow your mind, https://t.co/VGheRubPiy and https://t.co/N9A679nh09
@Numenta Lots of positive energy & fresh ideas in this meeting! An incentive for reading Max Bennett's paper: https://t.co/5twKllRJGo
RT @Numenta: In this week's research meeting, we invited Max Bennett to discuss his recently published model of cortical columns, sequences…
In this week's research meeting, we invited Max Bennett to discuss his recently published model of cortical columns, sequences with precise time scales, and working memory. His work extends our past work in new and exciting ways! Watch the video here: https://t.co/sWtitpZJqE
RT @FrontNeurosci: New Research: An Attempt at a Unified Theory of the Neocortical Microcircuit in Sensory Cortex https://t.co/zDZhrrSmiY #…
RT @FrontNeurosci: New Research: An Attempt at a Unified Theory of the Neocortical Microcircuit in Sensory Cortex https://t.co/zDZhrrSmiY #…
New Research: An Attempt at a Unified Theory of the Neocortical Microcircuit in Sensory Cortex https://t.co/zDZhrrSmiY #NeuralCircuits
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