October 11, 2025Open Access

Distinct contributions of memorability and object recognition to the representational goals of the macaque inferior temporal cortex

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Memorability-optimized models explained additional variance in IT responses beyond recognition models, pointing to distinct encoding pathways.
Models with both memorability and recognition objectives predicted human memorability better than those optimized for memorability alone.
Fewer non-brain-like units in optimized models imply a closer approximation to the IT's representational geometry.
The study highlights the need for object recognition models to account for multiple representational goals in the ventral visual stream.

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Analysis reveals that object recognition and memorability represent independent objectives in the IT cortex, suggesting enhanced ANN-brain alignment.

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Analysis reveals that object recognition and memorability represent independent objectives in the IT cortex, suggesting enhanced ANN-brain alignment.