Abstract
Many vision science studies employ machine learning, especially the version called "deep learning." Neuroscientists use machine learning to decode neural responses. Perception scientists try to understand how living organisms recognize objects. To them, deep neural networks offer benchmark accuracies for recognition of learned stimuli. Originally machine learning was inspired by the brain. Today, machine learning is used as a statistical tool to decode brain activity. Tomorrow, deep neural networks might become our best model of brain function. This brief overview of the use of machine learning in biological vision touches on its strengths, weaknesses, milestones, controversies, and current directions. Here, we hope to help vision scientists assess what role machine learning should play in their research.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 2 |
Pages (from-to) | 1-13 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Journal of vision |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 13 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1 2018 |
Keywords
- Deep learning
- Machine learning
- Neural networks
- Object recognition
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ophthalmology
- Sensory Systems