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Cortical mechanisms of sensory learning and object recognition

Hoffman & Logothetis (2009). Cortical mechanisms of sensory learning and object recognition, Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B, 364: 321-329.
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Abstract

Learning about the world through our senses constrains our ability to recognise our surroundings. Experience shapes perception. What is the neural basis for object recognition and how are learning-induced changes in recognition manifested in neural populations? We consider first the location of neurons that appear to be critical for object recognition, before describing what is known about their function. Two complementar y processes of object recognition are considered: discrimination among diagnostic object features and generalization across non-diagnostic features. Neural plasticity appears to underlie the development of discrimination and generalization for a given set of features, though tracking these changes directly over the course of learning has remained an elusive task.

Keywords

Face processing; amodal perception; spike timing; invariance

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