Deep neural networks are not a single hypothesis but a language for expressing computational hypotheses

Tal Golan¹, JohnMark Taylor², Heiko Schütt^{2

3}, Benjamin Peters⁴, Rowan P Sommers⁵, Katja Seeliger⁶, Adrien Doerig⁷, Paul Linton^{2

8

9}, Talia Konkle¹⁰, Marcel van Gerven¹¹, Konrad Kording^{12

13}, Blake Richards^{13

14

15

16

17}, Tim C Kietzmann⁷, Grace W Lindsay¹⁸, Nikolaus Kriegeskorte^{2

19}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva, Israel golan.neuro@bgu.ac.ilbrainsandmachines.org.
² Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA jt3295@columbia.edu hs3110@columbia.edu paul.linton@columbia.edu nk2765@columbia.edujohnmarktaylor.comhebartlab.comhttps://linton.vision/.
³ Center for Neural Science, New York University, New York, NY, USA.
⁴ School of Psychology & Neuroscience, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK benjamin.peters@posteo.de.
⁵ Department of Neurobiology of Language, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen, The Netherlands rowan.sommers@mpi.nl.
⁶ Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany katjaseeliger@posteo.de.
⁷ Institute of Cognitive Science, University of Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany adoerig@uni-osnabrueck.de tim.kietzmann@uni-osnabrueck.dekietzmannlab.orgkietzmannlab.org.
⁸ Presidential Scholars in Society and Neuroscience, Center for Science and Society, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
⁹ Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
¹⁰ Department of Psychology and Center for Brain Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA talia_konkle@harvard.eduhttps://konklab.fas.harvard.edu/.
¹¹ Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Nijmegen, The Netherlandsartcogsys.com.
¹² Departments of Bioengineering and Neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA koerding@gmail.comkordinglab.com.
¹³ Learning in Machines and Brains Program, CIFAR, Toronto, ON, Canada blake.richards@mila.quebeclinclab.org.
¹⁴ Mila, Montreal, QC, Canada.
¹⁵ School of Computer Science, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
¹⁶ Department of Neurology & Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
¹⁷ Montreal Neurological Institute, Montreal, QC, Canada.
¹⁸ Department of Psychology and Center for Data Science, New York University, New York, NY, USA grace.lindsay@nyu.edulindsay-lab.github.io.
¹⁹ Departments of Psychology, Neuroscience, and Electrical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.

PMID: 38054329
DOI: 10.1017/S0140525X23001553

Deep neural networks are not a single hypothesis but a language for expressing computational hypotheses

Tal Golan et al. Behav Brain Sci. 2023.

. 2023 Dec 6:46:e392.

doi: 10.1017/S0140525X23001553.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva, Israel golan.neuro@bgu.ac.ilbrainsandmachines.org.
² Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA jt3295@columbia.edu hs3110@columbia.edu paul.linton@columbia.edu nk2765@columbia.edujohnmarktaylor.comhebartlab.comhttps://linton.vision/.
³ Center for Neural Science, New York University, New York, NY, USA.
⁴ School of Psychology & Neuroscience, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK benjamin.peters@posteo.de.
⁵ Department of Neurobiology of Language, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen, The Netherlands rowan.sommers@mpi.nl.
⁶ Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany katjaseeliger@posteo.de.
⁷ Institute of Cognitive Science, University of Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany adoerig@uni-osnabrueck.de tim.kietzmann@uni-osnabrueck.dekietzmannlab.orgkietzmannlab.org.
⁸ Presidential Scholars in Society and Neuroscience, Center for Science and Society, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
⁹ Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
¹⁰ Department of Psychology and Center for Brain Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA talia_konkle@harvard.eduhttps://konklab.fas.harvard.edu/.
¹¹ Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Nijmegen, The Netherlandsartcogsys.com.
¹² Departments of Bioengineering and Neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA koerding@gmail.comkordinglab.com.
¹³ Learning in Machines and Brains Program, CIFAR, Toronto, ON, Canada blake.richards@mila.quebeclinclab.org.
¹⁴ Mila, Montreal, QC, Canada.
¹⁵ School of Computer Science, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
¹⁶ Department of Neurology & Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
¹⁷ Montreal Neurological Institute, Montreal, QC, Canada.
¹⁸ Department of Psychology and Center for Data Science, New York University, New York, NY, USA grace.lindsay@nyu.edulindsay-lab.github.io.
¹⁹ Departments of Psychology, Neuroscience, and Electrical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.

PMID: 38054329
DOI: 10.1017/S0140525X23001553

Abstract

An ideal vision model accounts for behavior and neurophysiology in both naturalistic conditions and designed lab experiments. Unlike psychological theories, artificial neural networks (ANNs) actually perform visual tasks and generate testable predictions for arbitrary inputs. These advantages enable ANNs to engage the entire spectrum of the evidence. Failures of particular models drive progress in a vibrant ANN research program of human vision.

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