Welcome!
To use the personalized features of this site, please log in or register.
If you have forgotten your username or password, we can help.
|
 |
The Neurophysiological Bases of Cognitive Computation Using Rough Set Theory
| |
|
The Neurophysiological Bases of Cognitive Computation Using Rough Set Theory
Andrzej W. Przybyszewski19, 20 
| (19) |
Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, MA, US |
| (20) |
Department of Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada |
Abstract
A popular view is that the brain works in a similar way to a digital computer or a Universal Turing Machine by processing
symbols. Psychophysical experiments and our amazing capability to recognize complex objects (like faces) in different light
and context conditions argue against symbolic representation and suggest that concept representation related to similarities
may be a more appropriate model of brain function. In present work, by looking into anatomical and neurophysiological basis
of how we classify objects shapes, we propose to describe computational properties of the brain by rough set theory (Pawlak,
1992 [1]). Concepts representing objects physical properties in variable environment are weak (not precise), but psychophysical
space shows precise object categorizations. We estimate brain expertise in classifications of the object’s components by analyzing
single cell responses in the area responsible for simple shape recognition ([2]). Our model is based on the receptive field
properties of neurons in different visual areas: thalamus, V1 and V4 and on feedforward (FF) and feedback (FB) interactions
between them. The FF pathways combine properties extracted in each area into a vast number of hypothetical objects by using
“driver logical rules”, in contrast to “modulator logical rules” of the FB pathways. The FB pathways function may help to
change weak concepts of objects physical properties into their crisp classification in psychophysical space.
Keywords imprecise computation - bottom-up - top-down processes - neuronal activity
Fulltext Preview (Small, Large)
 References secured to subscribers.
|
|
|
|
|
|