who wants to come work with us, on whether AIs can introspect? e.g. something similar to this - transformer-circuits.pub/2025/introsp... - but maybe especially in the perceptual domain?
we just got some new funds to collaborate with our friends at Yale (on foundational models for fMRI data), & ...
Also, only beta-band power after a switch (but not theta or alph) predicted how well we could decode the newly attended memory ~400ms later. We think beta may play a role in moving memories into a prioritised state so it can drive behaviour.
To conclude: It’s looking like feedback is a plausible mechanism to invoke latent states in EVC, and is necessary to maintain flexible and distractor resistant visual thoughts. As usual, there’s much more cool stuff in the preprint, so check it out! 11/11
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We used a visual working memory task with frequent attention switches from one item to another. Switches came at a behavioural cost that increased with the dissimilarity between the two memory contents (similar to the distance-dependence of mental rotation).
During switches, we found theta-band increases and beta-and alpha-band decreases that have been previously reported. Only the beta-band desynchronisation scaled with the magnitude of the switch (the dissimilarity between the previously and currently attended memory).
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Our interests in human memory and cognition encompass the cognitive and neural basis of working memory, attention, control, and consciousness.News Madison Symposium on Memory & Control. On 30 May 202...
Interested in a Postdoc on how brains/ANNs learn and represent visual/semantic concepts in Osaka, Japan?
Check out the JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships (up to 2 yr). I'd be happy to host postdocs to come work in my lab at CiNet, Osaka!
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New paper with @paulm-k.bsky.social and Mark Stokes on how we switch internal attention between working memory contents. Beta-band oscillations tracked the magnitude and success of these switches.
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Flexible prioritization in working memory (WM) is supported by neural oscillations in frontal and sensory brain areas, but the roles of different oscillations remain poorly understood. Recordings in h...
