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Toward a Universal Cortical Algorithm: Examining Hierarchical Temporal Memory in Light of Frontal Cortical Function

This post is about a fantastic new paper by Michael R. Ferrier, titled:   Toward a Universal Cortical Algorithm: Examining Hierarchical Temporal Memory in Light of Frontal Cortical Function   The paper was posted to the NUPIC mailing list and can be found via:   http://numenta.org/community-content.html   The paper itself… Read More »Toward a Universal Cortical Algorithm: Examining Hierarchical Temporal Memory in Light of Frontal Cortical Function

Cortical Learning Algorithms with Predictive Coding for a Systems-Level Cognitive Architecture

This is a quick post to link a poster paper by Ryan McCall, who has experimented with a Predictive-Coding / Cortical Learning Algorithm (PC-CLA) hybrid approach. We found the paper via Ryan writing to the NUPIC theory mailing list. What’s great about the paper is it links to some of… Read More »Cortical Learning Algorithms with Predictive Coding for a Systems-Level Cognitive Architecture

A Unifying View of Deep Networks and Hierarchical Temporal Memory

Browsing the NUPIC Theory mailing list, I came across a post by Fergal Byrne on the differences and similarities between Deep Learning and MPF/HTM. It’s a great background into some of the pros and cons of each. Given the popularity and demonstrated success of Deep Learning methods it’s good to understand… Read More »A Unifying View of Deep Networks and Hierarchical Temporal Memory

On Predictive Coding and Temporal Pooling

Introduction Predictive Coding (PC) is a popular theory of cortical function within the neuroscience community. There is considerable biological evidence to support the essential concepts (see e.g. “Canonical microcircuits for predictive coding” by Bastos et al). PC describes a method of encoding messages passed between processing units. Specifically, PC states that… Read More »On Predictive Coding and Temporal Pooling

Architecture of the Memory Prediction Framework / Cortical Learning Algorithm / Hierarchical Temporal Memory

by David Rawlinson and Gideon Kowadlo Introduction The Memory Prediction Framework (MPF) is a general description of a class of algorithms. Numenta’s Cortical Learning Algorithm (CLA) is a specific instance of the framework. Numenta’s Hierarchical Temporal Memory (HTM) was an earlier instance of the framework. HTM and CLA adopt different… Read More »Architecture of the Memory Prediction Framework / Cortical Learning Algorithm / Hierarchical Temporal Memory