Writing Response #1:   Model of processing in the ventral stream

The following paper is required reading for the week of September 21st:

Serre, T., Kreiman, G., Kouh, M., Cadieu, C. Knoblich, U., & Poggio, T. (2007) A Quantitative Theory of Immediate Visual Recognition, Progress in Brain Research, 165, 33-56.

In advance of Wednesday's presentation and discussion of this reading, you should submit a response to the following question:

The model proposed by Serre et al. (2007) incorporates alternating layers of simple S units and complex C units. What is the basic functional role of these two units, what component of these units may be learned by the system, and what aspect of visual experience may drive this learning process?

You should write at most one page (500 words) in response to this question. In addition, you should also submit a question of your own, related to the reading. This writing assignment is due on Tuesday, September 22 at midnight and should be submitted to the 9.523 course site on stellar using your private account: https://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/9/fa15/9.523/. If you have a problem with submitting to stellar, please send your response to Ellen Hildreth at ehildreth@wellesley.edu.