2024
Computational reconstruction of mental representations using human behavior
Caplette L, Turk-Browne N. Computational reconstruction of mental representations using human behavior. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 4183. PMID: 38760341, PMCID: PMC11101448, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48114-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental representationsGoal of cognitive scienceVisual featuresNeural networkMultiple visual conceptsDeep neural networksConceptual representationCognitive scienceVisual conceptsSemantic spaceSemantic featuresHuman behaviorParticipantsNetworkRepresentationStimuliBehaviorFeaturesImagesComputer reconstructionTask
2020
Searching through functional space reveals distributed visual, auditory, and semantic coding in the human brain
Kumar S, Ellis CT, O’Connell T, Chun MM, Turk-Browne NB. Searching through functional space reveals distributed visual, auditory, and semantic coding in the human brain. PLOS Computational Biology 2020, 16: e1008457. PMID: 33270655, PMCID: PMC7738169, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1008457.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain functionHuman brainHuman brain functionLanguage processing modelsNatural language processing modelsSearchlight analysisSearchlight approachSemantic codingObject representationsAuditory featuresBrain activityStrict modularityDecoding accuracyProcessing modelFMRI techniquesFMRI methodsAtlas parcellationCluster correctionComputational modelSemantic featuresDeep neural networksFoundational questionsAnatomical biasLocalized representationSearchlight