Brain alignment in deep neural networks emerges early and independently of object classification

H. Steven Scholte, Niklas Müller, Julio Smidi, Iris I. A. Groen, Marcel A. J. van Gerven

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DOI: 10.64898/2026.08.18.745511
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@article{allodium:10.64898/2026.08.18.745511,
  title = {Brain alignment in deep neural networks emerges early and independently of object classification},
  author = {H. Steven Scholte and Niklas Müller and Julio Smidi and Iris I. A. Groen and Marcel A. J. van Gerven},
  year = {2026},
  doi = {10.64898/2026.08.18.745511},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.08.18.745511}
}

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TI  - Brain alignment in deep neural networks emerges early and independently of object classification
AU  - H. Steven Scholte
AU  - Niklas Müller
AU  - Julio Smidi
AU  - Iris I. A. Groen
AU  - Marcel A. J. van Gerven
PY  - 2026
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Scholte, H. S., Müller, N., Smidi, J., Groen, I. I. A., & Gerven, M. A. J. V. (2026). Brain alignment in deep neural networks emerges early and independently of object classification. https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.08.18.745511

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