Materials Physics of Neural Interfaces

Topics

• Introduction; Course Overview Experimental Studies of Recognition
• Pattern Recognition in Insects, Octopii and Insect-inspired Robots
• Pattern Recognition in Birds
• Characteristics of Human Object Recognition Psychophysics Based on Psychophysical Experiments
• Brain Mechanisms of Object Recognition - Neurophysiological Studies
• Effects of Brain Damage on Primate Recognition Performance
• Scene Perception and Contextual Influences on Individual Object Recognition
• Development of Object Perception in Childhood and in Adults Computational Studies of Recognition
• Classical Pattern Classification Theory
• Theories of Recognition: 1. Theories Based on 3D Models of Recognition 2. Theories Based on 2D Image Models
• In Arlington for DARPA; Linear Object Models
• Image and Model Correspondence; Image and Object Segmentation
• Feedforward and Feedback Network Models of Recognition
• Notable Case-Studies of Machine-Based Recognition Systems
• Are Faces Special? Evidence from Physiology, Neuropsychology, Psychophysics, Imaging; Developmental Studies
• Is Face Recognition Feature-Based or Holistic? Studies of Cue Saliency in Faces; Caricaturing Effects
• Perception of Facial Affect, Gaze, and Aesthetics
• Psycho-Forensic Aspects of Face Recognition
• Case-Studies of Implemented Face Recognition Systems Synthesis and Open Issues
• Top-down Influences of Recognition on Perception
• Recognition in Other Sensory Modalities; Synthesis and Open Questions
• An Overview of Object Recognition Research at MIT Project Presentations
• Project Presentations