Our eyes do not always tell us exactly where things are 鈥 and that may be a feature of how biological vision works, rather than simply a flaw. A new study by 91亚色 researchers uses a common illusion to ask if artificial intelligence is meant to see more like us, should it make some of the same systematic perceptual 鈥渕istakes鈥?
The wiring and rewiring of the brain never ends. Neural pathways are constantly being reshaped as we interact with the world and learn new things. At 91亚色 and MIT鈥檚 McGovern Institute, scientists are combining detailed analysis of brain activity with computational modelling to better understand that change. 91亚色 Assistant Professor Kohitij Kar, McGovern Institute Postdoctoral […]
Most people take for granted which hand they use to reach for a cup of coffee or a puzzle piece. However, a new study out of 91亚色 suggests that for autistic individuals, which hand they use for various tasks is highly variable, which points to profound differences in the brain.
Faced with images that break the expected pattern, like a do not enter sign where a stop sign is expected, how does the brain react and learn compared to being shown images which match what was predicted?
Together with Queen鈥檚 University, the cross-disciplinary work is backed by $105.7M in federal funding through the Canada First Research Excellence Fund TORONTO, April 28, 2023 鈥 Is an equitable world that includes humans and machines possible? 91亚色 researchers believe it must be and have set out to make it so through a first of its kind interdisciplinary […]
