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Three-Dimensional Shape Modeling and Analysis of Brain Structures

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Hierarchical abstraction drives human-like 3-D shape processing in deep learning models.

Shuhao Fu¹, Philip J Kellman¹, Hongjing Lu^1,2

¹Department of Psychology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America.

Plos Computational Biology

|March 13, 2026

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Deep learning models excel at object recognition from 3D point clouds but struggle with global shape understanding. Transformer-based models better mimic human 3D shape perception by using hierarchical abstraction.

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Area of Science:

Computer Vision
Cognitive Science
Artificial Intelligence

Background:

Deep learning models and humans can recognize objects from 3D point clouds.
Current models achieve human-like performance but may not develop similar 3D shape representations.
Existing evidence suggests models learn local geometric structures but may have limited global shape understanding.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate whether deep learning models develop 3D shape representations comparable to human vision.
To test the hypothesis that deep learning models have limited representations of 3D global shapes.
To compare the performance of different deep learning architectures against human performance in 3D shape recognition tasks.

Main Methods:

Conducted three human experiments manipulating point density, object orientation, local geometry, and part configuration.
Compared human performance with convolution-based (DGCNN) and transformer-based (Point Transformer) deep learning models.
Utilized ablation simulations to identify key architectural features driving model performance.

Main Results:

Human performance remained stable across variations in point density, orientation, and local geometry.
Human performance significantly declined when object parts were scrambled, indicating sensitivity to global configuration.
Transformer-based models more accurately replicated human performance patterns across experimental conditions compared to convolution-based models.
Progressive downsampling in transformer models was identified as crucial for hierarchical shape abstraction.

Conclusions:

Deep learning models, particularly transformer-based architectures, show promise in developing human-like 3D shape representations.
Hierarchical abstraction through operations like downsampling is key for models to capture global shape information effectively.
Further research is needed to fully understand and replicate the nuances of human 3D shape perception in artificial intelligence.