Alona Fyshe

Different Spectral Representations in Optimized Artificial Neural Networks and Brains

2022 · arXiv (Cornell University)

Recent studies suggest that artificial neural networks (ANNs) that match the spectral properties of the mammalian visual cortex -- namely, the $\sim 1/n$ eigenspectrum of the covariance matrix of neural activities -- achieve higher object …

Surprisal in reading: language models predict the N400 for L2 readers

2025 · Language Cognition and Neuroscience

Research on L1 reading has demonstrated context-dependent predictive/integrative processes during reading a word in context. This study examined these processes in proficient L2 speakers by measuring surprisal effects during reading English texts and compared the …