Convergent evolution of face spaces across human face-selective neuronal groups and deep convolutional networks

Deep convolutional neural networks (DCNNs) are able to identify faces on par with humans. Here, the authors record neuronal activity from higher visual areas in humans and show that face-selective responses in the brain show similarity to those in the intermediate layers of the DCNN.

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Main Authors: Shany Grossman, Guy Gaziv, Erin M. Yeagle, Michal Harel, Pierre Mégevand, David M. Groppe, Simon Khuvis, Jose L. Herrero, Michal Irani, Ashesh D. Mehta, Rafael Malach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12623-6
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spelling doaj-e98fc9d58d49400dacc21b3515cf7cb82021-05-11T11:58:25ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232019-10-0110111310.1038/s41467-019-12623-6Convergent evolution of face spaces across human face-selective neuronal groups and deep convolutional networksShany Grossman0Guy Gaziv1Erin M. Yeagle2Michal Harel3Pierre Mégevand4David M. Groppe5Simon Khuvis6Jose L. Herrero7Michal Irani8Ashesh D. Mehta9Rafael Malach10Department of Neurobiology, Weizmann Institute of ScienceDepartment of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics, Weizmann Institute of ScienceDepartment of Neurosurgery, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and Feinstein Institute for Medical ResearchDepartment of Neurobiology, Weizmann Institute of ScienceDepartment of Neurosurgery, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and Feinstein Institute for Medical ResearchDepartment of Neurosurgery, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and Feinstein Institute for Medical ResearchDepartment of Neurosurgery, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and Feinstein Institute for Medical ResearchDepartment of Neurosurgery, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and Feinstein Institute for Medical ResearchDepartment of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics, Weizmann Institute of ScienceDepartment of Neurosurgery, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and Feinstein Institute for Medical ResearchDepartment of Neurobiology, Weizmann Institute of ScienceDeep convolutional neural networks (DCNNs) are able to identify faces on par with humans. Here, the authors record neuronal activity from higher visual areas in humans and show that face-selective responses in the brain show similarity to those in the intermediate layers of the DCNN.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12623-6
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author Shany Grossman
Guy Gaziv
Erin M. Yeagle
Michal Harel
Pierre Mégevand
David M. Groppe
Simon Khuvis
Jose L. Herrero
Michal Irani
Ashesh D. Mehta
Rafael Malach
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Guy Gaziv
Erin M. Yeagle
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David M. Groppe
Simon Khuvis
Jose L. Herrero
Michal Irani
Ashesh D. Mehta
Rafael Malach
Convergent evolution of face spaces across human face-selective neuronal groups and deep convolutional networks
Nature Communications
author_facet Shany Grossman
Guy Gaziv
Erin M. Yeagle
Michal Harel
Pierre Mégevand
David M. Groppe
Simon Khuvis
Jose L. Herrero
Michal Irani
Ashesh D. Mehta
Rafael Malach
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title Convergent evolution of face spaces across human face-selective neuronal groups and deep convolutional networks
title_short Convergent evolution of face spaces across human face-selective neuronal groups and deep convolutional networks
title_full Convergent evolution of face spaces across human face-selective neuronal groups and deep convolutional networks
title_fullStr Convergent evolution of face spaces across human face-selective neuronal groups and deep convolutional networks
title_full_unstemmed Convergent evolution of face spaces across human face-selective neuronal groups and deep convolutional networks
title_sort convergent evolution of face spaces across human face-selective neuronal groups and deep convolutional networks
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series Nature Communications
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publishDate 2019-10-01
description Deep convolutional neural networks (DCNNs) are able to identify faces on par with humans. Here, the authors record neuronal activity from higher visual areas in humans and show that face-selective responses in the brain show similarity to those in the intermediate layers of the DCNN.
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12623-6
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