arXiv Machine Learning
Sep 11

The Platonic brain bridge hypothesis: human brain networks as an architectural prior for omni models

The paper introduces the Platonic brain bridge hypothesis, asserting that omni models—capable of jointly processing video, audio, and text—naturally develop brain‑like representations, and that this relationship is bidirectional. Experiments show that seven omni models exhibit stable brain‑like representations across participants, and their internal states outperform others on the Algonauts 2025 out‑of‑distribution leaderboard. Building on this, the authors propose three brain‑to‑model methods: Brain‑MoE assigns a brain‑pretrained expert to each of seven cortical networks, improving benchmark accuracy; Brain‑AVQA generates video‑based questions using the most responsive brain network, outperforming shuffled mappings; and Brain‑Scope uses sparse autoencoders to pinpoint a small subset of networks whose removal weakens brain prediction, demonstrating that human brain networks can serve as a practical architectural prior for omni models.

By Pengfei Zhang, Biao Tian, Xiangang Li, Li Liu
arXiv AI
Jun 9

NeuroAlign: Hierarchical Multimodal Fusion of Dynamic and Structural Neuroimaging for MCI Analysis

arXiv:2606. 07635v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Multimodal neuroimaging fusion of functional MRI (fMRI) and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) provides complementary information for cognitive impairment analysis, but remains challenged by heterogeneous feature spaces and misaligned representations.

By Xiongri Shen, Zhenxi Song, Jiaqi wang, Yi Zhong, Leilei Zhao, Chenqi Xu, Linling Li, Yichen Wei, Lingyan Liang, Demao Deng, Luping Song, Ping Luan, Ahmed M. Anter, Shuqiang Wang, Baiying Lei, Zhiguo Zhang
arXiv Machine Learning
Jun 18

Attention as Frustrated Synchronization

arXiv:2606. 18694v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: A network of oscillators that synchronizes perfectly computes nothing further, so an attention architecture built from synchronization must locate its computation in structured departures from agreement.

By Joshua Nunley