RTify: Aligning Deep Neural Networks with Human Behavioral Decisions

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Main Authors: Cheng, Yu-Ang, Rodriguez, Ivan Felipe, Chen, Sixuan, Kar, Kohitij, Watanabe, Takeo, Serre, Thomas
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Published: 2024
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author Cheng, Yu-Ang
Rodriguez, Ivan Felipe
Chen, Sixuan
Kar, Kohitij
Watanabe, Takeo
Serre, Thomas
author_facet Cheng, Yu-Ang
Rodriguez, Ivan Felipe
Chen, Sixuan
Kar, Kohitij
Watanabe, Takeo
Serre, Thomas
contents Current neural network models of primate vision focus on replicating overall levels of behavioral accuracy, often neglecting perceptual decisions' rich, dynamic nature. Here, we introduce a novel computational framework to model the dynamics of human behavioral choices by learning to align the temporal dynamics of a recurrent neural network (RNN) to human reaction times (RTs). We describe an approximation that allows us to constrain the number of time steps an RNN takes to solve a task with human RTs. The approach is extensively evaluated against various psychophysics experiments. We also show that the approximation can be used to optimize an "ideal-observer" RNN model to achieve an optimal tradeoff between speed and accuracy without human data. The resulting model is found to account well for human RT data. Finally, we use the approximation to train a deep learning implementation of the popular Wong-Wang decision-making model. The model is integrated with a convolutional neural network (CNN) model of visual processing and evaluated using both artificial and natural image stimuli. Overall, we present a novel framework that helps align current vision models with human behavior, bringing us closer to an integrated model of human vision.
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spellingShingle RTify: Aligning Deep Neural Networks with Human Behavioral Decisions
Cheng, Yu-Ang
Rodriguez, Ivan Felipe
Chen, Sixuan
Kar, Kohitij
Watanabe, Takeo
Serre, Thomas
Artificial Intelligence
Neurons and Cognition
Current neural network models of primate vision focus on replicating overall levels of behavioral accuracy, often neglecting perceptual decisions' rich, dynamic nature. Here, we introduce a novel computational framework to model the dynamics of human behavioral choices by learning to align the temporal dynamics of a recurrent neural network (RNN) to human reaction times (RTs). We describe an approximation that allows us to constrain the number of time steps an RNN takes to solve a task with human RTs. The approach is extensively evaluated against various psychophysics experiments. We also show that the approximation can be used to optimize an "ideal-observer" RNN model to achieve an optimal tradeoff between speed and accuracy without human data. The resulting model is found to account well for human RT data. Finally, we use the approximation to train a deep learning implementation of the popular Wong-Wang decision-making model. The model is integrated with a convolutional neural network (CNN) model of visual processing and evaluated using both artificial and natural image stimuli. Overall, we present a novel framework that helps align current vision models with human behavior, bringing us closer to an integrated model of human vision.
title RTify: Aligning Deep Neural Networks with Human Behavioral Decisions
topic Artificial Intelligence
Neurons and Cognition
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.03630