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Seoyoung Ahn¹, Hossein Adeli², Gregory J Zelinsky^3,4

¹Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California, United States of America.

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|June 13, 2024

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Area of Science:

Computational Neuroscience
Computer Vision
Cognitive Science

Background:

Human object recognition is robust despite noisy and incomplete visual input.
Current neurocomputational models primarily focus on feedforward processing, neglecting top-down feedback mechanisms.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose a generative model where the visual system actively reconstructs objects to aid recognition.
To investigate the role of top-down attention in biasing feedforward processing using object reconstructions.

Main Methods:

Developed an auto-encoder neural network model for object reconstruction from incomplete visual data.
Evaluated the model on corrupted datasets (MNIST-C, ImageNet-C) simulating real-world viewing conditions.
Compared model performance against a standard feedforward Convolutional Neural Network.

Main Results:

The proposed model achieved superior performance on corrupted datasets compared to the feedforward model.
The model better replicated human behavioral reaction times and error patterns.
Reconstruction error was used to direct bottom-up feature processing, mimicking attention.

Conclusions:

Robust object perception relies on integrating top-down feedback and attention, facilitated by object reconstruction.
The model provides a framework for understanding how the brain handles noisy and occluded visual information.
Active object reconstruction is proposed as a key mechanism for visual recognition.