Auditory Cortex

The auditory cortex is the brain region responsible for processing sound, and current research focuses on understanding its intricate mechanisms and how it interacts with other brain areas involved in speech and language processing. Researchers are employing various machine learning models, including convolutional neural networks (CNNs), spiking neural networks (SNNs), and transformers, often trained using self-supervised learning on large audio datasets, to decode brain activity and model auditory processing. These studies are revealing striking parallels between the representations learned by these models and the neural activity in the auditory cortex, providing valuable insights into both the brain's function and the development of more effective artificial intelligence systems for audio processing and brain-computer interfaces.