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Diagram shows how FFAs recognize objects.

·November 9, 2015·3 min read

Ability to Recognize Objects and Faces Can Be Predicted by Thickness of Gray Matter

According to a new study, the thickness of the fusiform face area can predict a person's ability to recognize faces and objects.

Outline of a human head. The brain is shown in pink and there are purple lines streaming from the eyes.

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·October 5, 2015·6 min read

IT Looks Familiar: How The Brain Recognizes Objects

A new study provides evidence that the inferior temporal cortex can identify objects.

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·October 1, 2015·5 min read

More Flexible Approach to Machine Learning Improves Image Classification

According to researchers, machine learning systems have improved ability to classify images if 'partial credit' is given during training as reinforcement.

This image shows how the robot maps the environmant. Different objects, such as a bowl and a cap are labelled.

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·July 25, 2015·4 min read

Sharpening Object Recognition Algorithms in Robots

A new study reports on how robots programmed to use simultaneous localization and mapping are able to improve their object recognition algorithms.

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·July 21, 2015·4 min read

Jump-Starting Vision With the Power of Words

Researchers manipulate the connection between language and vision to show that words have a profound effect on perception.

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·July 21, 2015·2 min read

Computer Program Able to Recognize Hand Drawn Sketches Better Than Humans

A new computer program can identify drawn objects more successfully than humans can.

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·June 9, 2015·6 min read

How Concepts Develop in the Brain

According to a new study, researchers have documented the formation of newly learned concepts in the brain.

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·March 19, 2015·3 min read

The Visual System Find it Hard to Focus on Just One Thing

When it comes to object recognition, the visual system has trouble focusing in on just one dimension, a new study reports.

This image shows different items, such as a stuffed toy, desk and traffic sign.

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·August 24, 2014·2 min read

Haven’t My Neurons Seen This Before?

A new study reports on how neurons in the inferotemporal cortex respond to being shown a barrage of images.

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·December 20, 2013·4 min read

New Study Reveals Insight into How the Brain Processes Shape and Color

Researchers discover color and shape are represented independently. A new study reports on how the brain's inferior temporal cortex processes visual information.

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·December 20, 2013·2 min read

Mapping Objects in the Brain

Researcher report a brain region which responds to a particular category of objects consists of a small cluster of neurons which encodes the visual features of these objects.