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The model-resistant richness of human visual experience

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 December 2023

Jianghao Liu Open the ORCID record for Jianghao Liu [Opens in a new window]  and
Paolo Bartolomeo
Jianghao Liu
Affiliation:
Sorbonne Université, Inserm, CNRS, Paris Brain Institute, ICM, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France jianghao.liu@icm-institute.org paolo.bartolomeo@icm-institute.org Dassault Systèmes, Vélizy-Villacoublay, France
Paolo Bartolomeo
Affiliation:
Sorbonne Université, Inserm, CNRS, Paris Brain Institute, ICM, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France jianghao.liu@icm-institute.org paolo.bartolomeo@icm-institute.org
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Abstract

Current deep neural networks (DNNs) are far from being able to model the rich landscape of human visual experience. Beyond visual recognition, we explore the neural substrates of visual mental imagery and other visual experiences. Rather than shared visual representations, temporal dynamics and functional connectivity of the process are essential. Generative adversarial networks may drive future developments in simulating human visual experience.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 46 , 2023 , e401
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