The visual system's internal model of the world

The Bayesian paradigm has provided a useful conceptual theory for understanding perceptual computation in the brain. While the detailed neural mechanisms of Bayesian inference are not fully understood, recent computational and neurophysiological works have illuminated the underlying computational pr...

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Veröffentlicht in:Proceedings of the IEEE. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. - 1998. - 103(2015), 8 vom: 01. Aug., Seite 1359-1378
1. Verfasser: Lee, Tai Sing (VerfasserIn)
Format: Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2015
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Proceedings of the IEEE. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Schlagworte:Journal Article Bayesian inference computational theories hierarchical model internal models neural circuits visual cortex
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Zusammenfassung:The Bayesian paradigm has provided a useful conceptual theory for understanding perceptual computation in the brain. While the detailed neural mechanisms of Bayesian inference are not fully understood, recent computational and neurophysiological works have illuminated the underlying computational principles and representational architecture. The fundamental insights are that the visual system is organized as a modular hierarchy to encode an internal model of the world, and that perception is realized by statistical inference based on such internal model. In this paper, I will discuss and analyze the varieties of representational schemes of these internal models and how they might be used to perform learning and inference. I will argue for a unified theoretical framework for relating the internal models to the observed neural phenomena and mechanisms in the visual cortex
Beschreibung:Date Revised 21.05.2024
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE
ISSN:0018-9219