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Mouse Visual Cortex Predicts Higher-Level Features
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Heilbron and de Lange (published January 20, 2026) used deep generative modeling to quantify spatial predictability of receptive-field image patches and compared these estimates to high-density recordings from the Allen Institute Visual Coding Dataset across mouse visual cortex. They report that more predictable patches evoke weaker responses, sensitivity is strongest for higher-level features (even in V1), is elevated in superficial layers, and reflects long-term priors.
Scoring Rationale
Strong, novel evidence linking generative-model spatial predictability to cortical responses; scope limited to mouse visual system.
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