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  • Comparative Psychology

Background:

  • Neural computations for detecting approaching objects (looming) are conserved across species, particularly in the mammalian superior colliculus for defensive behaviors.
  • The role of these midbrain computations in human emotional experience, beyond motor responses, is not well understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if a computational model of looming detection can predict both defensive behaviors and subjective emotional experiences in humans.
  • To explore the cross-species applicability of neural network architectures for threat detection.

Main Methods:

  • A shallow convolutional neural network, modeled after the Drosophila visual system, was developed to process looming stimuli.
  • The network's predictive performance was tested against infant defensive blinking and adult superior colliculus responses to optical expansion.
  • Network responses to naturalistic video clips were correlated with self-reported human emotions.

Main Results:

  • The neural network successfully predicted defensive blinking in infants and superior colliculus activity in adults.
  • The model's output for naturalistic videos predicted self-reported emotion, primarily through its correlation with subjective arousal.
  • A species-general computational architecture for looming detection was identified.

Conclusions:

  • A simple neural network architecture optimized for looming detection can explain both motor and experiential aspects of human emotion.
  • This study provides evidence for a shared neural basis of threat detection and emotional processing across diverse species.
  • The findings highlight the utility of cross-species computational models in understanding complex cognitive functions.