MITCBMM Courses

Why It Pays to Study Psychology - Lessons from Computer Vision

Explore how psychology insights enhance computer vision, from texture analysis to scene recognition and 3D reasoning. Learn about occlusion, visual memory, and self-supervised learning.

• YouTube
• 31 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Why Do Our Models Learn?

Exploring biases in ImageNet and their impact on machine learning models, discussing dataset creation processes and their consequences for real-world applications of AI.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 1 minute
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Functional Specificity in the Human Brain - What, Whether, and Why?

Explore the functional specificity of the human brain, examining key questions, methodologies, and findings in cognitive neuroscience with MIT researcher Nancy Kanwisher.

• YouTube
• 1 hour
• On-Demand
• Free Video

DeepOnet - Learning Nonlinear Operators Based on the Universal Approximation Theorem of Operators

Learn to approximate nonlinear operators using DeepONet, a neural network architecture based on the universal approximation theorem. Explore applications in differential equations, fluid mechanics, and multiphysics problems.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Understanding Auditory Cortical Computation

Explore auditory processing through computational models, comparing AI and human performance in speech recognition, sound localization, and pitch perception.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 3 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Toward Brain Computer Interface - Deep Generative Models for Brain Reading

Explore deep generative models for brain reading, covering GAN implementation, image reconstruction from brain signals, and evolving latent codes using genetic algorithms.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Is There Anything Special About Human Intelligence? - Vs. Non-Human Animals, Vs. Machines

Explore human intelligence compared to animals and machines in this panel discussion, examining unique cognitive abilities, language, abstract thinking, and self-awareness.

• YouTube
• 1 hour
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Language & Vision

Explore the intersection of language and vision in AI, covering deep networks, sampling-based planners, and multitasking models for advanced communication and perception.

• YouTube
• 59 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Adversarial Examples and Human-ML Alignment

Explore adversarial examples in machine learning, their impact on human-ML alignment, and strategies for improving model robustness and interpretability.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 1 minute
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Relating the Structure of the Brain to Its Function by Tracking a Net-Wave of Spikes

Explore brain structure-function relationships through spike tracking in the visual hierarchy, using advanced techniques like neural pixels and high-resolution 3D atlases.

• YouTube
• 57 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Using Population Decoding to Understand Neural Content and Coding

Explore neural population decoding to uncover abstract representations in the brain, analyzing experiments on invariance and information processing in visual cognition.

• YouTube
• 59 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Functional Imaging of the Human Brain - A Window into the Organization of the Human Mind

Explore brain imaging techniques revealing mind organization, focusing on temporal lobe functions, face perception, and cognitive neuroscience methods for understanding human cognition and behavior.

• YouTube
• 47 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

A Computational Explanation for Domain Specificity in the Human Visual System

Exploring how domain-specific organization in the brain emerges from computational optimization for face and object recognition tasks, using artificial neural networks to model cortical segregation.

• YouTube
• 35 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Decoding Animal Behavior Through Pose Tracking

Explore deep learning techniques for animal pose tracking and behavior analysis, from fruit flies to giraffes. Learn to apply computer vision methods to quantify and interpret animal body language across species.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 21 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Deciphering Brain Codes to Build Smarter AI

Explore neural mechanisms of pattern completion and visual inference, and how biologically-inspired models can enhance AI systems for improved visual recognition and search.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 14 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video