MIT researchers report that thalamic inputs into superficial layers of the cortex are not only rare, but also surprisingly weak, and quite diverse in their distribution patterns. Despite this, they are reliable and efficient representatives of information in the aggregate, and their diversity is what underlies these advantages.
The reviewer was not impressed with the paper written by Israeli brain researcher Idan Segev and a colleague from Switzerland.“Professor Idan,” she wrote to Segev. “I didn’t understand anything that you said.”Segev and co-author Felix …
Large language models (LLMs) represent a major advance in artificial intelligence (AI), and in particular toward the goal of human-like artificial general intelligence (AGI). It’s sometimes claimed…