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Going after the bigger picture: Using high-capacity models to understand mind and brain

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 December 2023

Hans Op de Beeck Open the ORCID record for Hans Op de Beeck [Opens in a new window]  and
Stefania Bracci
Hans Op de Beeck
Affiliation:
Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium hans.opdebeeck@kuleuven.be www.hoplab.be
Stefania Bracci
Affiliation:
Center for Mind/Brain Sciences, University of Trento, Rovereto, Italy stefania.bracci@unitn.it https://webapps.unitn.it/du/en/Persona/PER0076943/Curriculum
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Abstract

Deep neural networks (DNNs) provide a unique opportunity to move towards a generic modelling framework in psychology. The high representational capacity of these models combined with the possibility for further extensions has already allowed us to investigate the forest, namely the complex landscape of representations and processes that underlie human cognition, without forgetting about the trees, which include individual psychological phenomena.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 46 , 2023 , e404
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