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SUMMARY:QLS Seminar - Learning beyond lookup tables
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260716T090000Z
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DESCRIPTION:\n	Decades of research in the laboratory setting has led to bi
 g advances in our understanding of how animals learn\, and the neural circ
 uits involved. Surprisingly\, most of such research involves behavioral ta
 sks that essentially test memorization\, using the same stimuli\, task rul
 es or motor outputs in the testing phase as those used in the training. Th
 is contrasts machine learning systems\, where generalization is considered
  a fundamental test of learning\, and emphasizes performance evaluation wi
 th new in-distribution or out-of-distribution examples. We are developing 
 behavioral tasks in mice to understand the brain basis of generalization. 
 I will present a concrete example on olfactory learning in mice that invol
 ves detection of relevant odorants embedded within complex mixtures of dis
 tractors.\n	These experiments suggest that mice have an inductive bias tow
 ards generalization.\n	 \n\n//indico.ictp.it/event/11404/
LOCATION:ICTP Common Area\, old SISSA building\, second floor
URL://indico.ictp.it/event/11404/
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