Neurons Increase Coordination During Learning, Improving Perception

Researchers at the University of Rochester report in Science (Liu et al.) that sensory neurons in macaque visual cortex become more coordinated as subjects learn a visual task. Coordination increased during active decision-making, disappeared during passive viewing, and was guided by feedback from higher-level areas. The study suggests implications for learning disorders and prompts AI designs incorporating generative feedback loops.
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Strong peer-reviewed evidence overturns efficiency model, with modest scope limited to visual cortex task experiments.
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