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RI: Small: Visual Cortical Recurrent Circuits for Manifold Learning and Memory Attention — NSF Award to Carnegie Mellon University

The human brain consumes millions of times less energy than artificial intelligence (AI) systems, yet it remains more flexible, versatile, and effective at solving complex problems. A key reason lies in the brain’s ability to learn abstract concepts and their relationships, and to construct internal models of the world

Award titleRI: Small: Visual Cortical Recurrent Circuits for Manifold Learning and Memory Attention
Award ID2420348
AwardeeCarnegie Mellon University
CityPITTSBURGH
StatePA
Amount obligated$600,000
Principal investigatorTai Sing Lee
ProgramRobust Intelligence
Start date06/01/2025
AbstractThe human brain consumes millions of times less energy than artificial intelligence (AI) systems, yet it remains more flexible, versatile, and effective at solving complex problems. A key reason lies in the brain’s ability to learn abstract concepts and their relationships, and to construct internal models of the world--rather than simply memorizing and retrieving patterns from massive datasets. This project aims to investigate the computational mechanisms underlying a recently discovered neural
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