Brains are not like computers. Our brains can quickly and easily spot familiar objects, like keys in a messy room, with very little effort. In contrast, even the best computers struggle to do this as fast or efficiently. This difference shows just how much more we need to learn about how our brains work to create smarter artificial intelligence.
To bridge the gap between neuroscience and Artificial Intelligence (AI), I seek to harness the efficiency of vision by understanding how neural computations govern sensory processes like vision and behavioral responses like eye movements.
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Laurent Perrinet is a computational neuroscientist (DR2 CNRS) at the Institut de Neurosciences de la Timone (UMR 7289, CNRS / Aix-Marseille Université), within the NeOpTo team. His research investigates predictive processing in the visual system — from single cortical cells to active vision and behavior — and its translation into neuromorphic algorithms. He has co-authored more than 63 peer-reviewed articles (h-index 30), supervised 6 completed PhD students and currently directs 3 PhD students (Alexandre Lainé, Matthis Dallain, Kevin Mairot). His work combines neurophysiology (Neuropixels recordings in marmoset), computational modeling (spiking neural networks, Free-Energy Principle) and open-source algorithmic development (MotionClouds, AnEMo, LogGabor).
Habilitation à diriger des recherches, 2017
Aix-Marseille Université
PhD. in Cognitive Science, 2003
Université P. Sabatier, Toulouse, France
M.S. in Engineering, 1998
SupAéro, Toulouse, France
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