Summary of Parallel Backpropagation For Shared-feature Visualization, by Alexander Lappe et al.
Parallel Backpropagation for Shared-Feature Visualization
by Alexander Lappe, Anna Bognár, Ghazaleh Ghamkhari Nejad, Albert Mukovskiy, Lucas Martini, Martin A. Giese, Rufin Vogels
First submitted to arxiv on: 16 May 2024
Categories
- Main: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV)
- Secondary: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The proposed deep-learning-based approach visualizes the features driving the selectivity of high-level visual brain regions’ neurons by modeling responses to images based on latent activations of a deep neural network. For each neuron, relevant visual features are identified by comparing out-of-category stimuli with reference images from the preferred category. The method highlights image regions containing shared features driving responses of the model neuron, providing insights into neural preference and why some objects excite neurons in body-selective regions. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary Recent research showed that high-level visual brain regions contain subareas where neurons respond strongly to specific semantic categories, like faces or bodies, rather than objects. However, out-of-category stimuli can also activate these neurons. A new approach uses deep learning to identify the features driving this selectivity by comparing images and finding shared patterns. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Deep learning » Neural network
