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Deep learning reaches the motor system

A new article by Pandarinath et al. describes an artificial neural network model that captures some key aspects of the activity of populations of neurons in the primary motor cortex.

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Batista, A.P., DiCarlo, J.J. Deep learning reaches the motor system. Nat Methods 15, 772–773 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41592-018-0152-6

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