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    • Cognitive Science
    • Computational Linguistics

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    • Vectorial embeddings in AI reveal consistent semantic directions (axes).
    • These axes enable transformations like predicting "queen" from "king" using gender vectors.
    • The brain's neural representations may also follow geometric principles for semantic processing.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate if semantic features in the human brain exhibit consistent vectorial directions.
    • To explore the geometric structure of neural responses related to analogical reasoning.
    • To compare neural representational geometry with that of large language models.

    Main Methods:

    • Recorded single-neuron activity in three brain regions (hippocampus, ACC, OFC) while participants listened to podcasts.
    • Analyzed neural responses across fifteen analogical categories (gender, number, antonymy, etc.).
    • Examined vector directions and geometric structures (parallelogram, prism) in the neural manifold.

    Main Results:

    • Observed consistent vectorial directions (parallelogram structure) across semantic categories in all three regions.
    • Found evidence of factorizable semantic axes (prismatic structure) among pronouns.
    • Noted regional specialization (e.g., hippocampus for noun pluralization, ACC for verbal conjugation) and partial functional specialization at the neuron level.

    Conclusions:

    • The human brain employs geometric principles, including consistent semantic axes, for representing word meaning and analogical reasoning.
    • Neural representational geometry parallels structures found in large language models.
    • Findings support a geometric basis for cognitive functions like analogical reasoning.