Invariant Representation of Physical Stability in the Human Brain

Explore the concept of physical stability representation in the human brain through this 50-minute lecture by Pramod R.T. from MIT. Delve into how the brain predicts and interprets physical stability in everyday situations, from a precariously placed wineglass to assessing the structural integrity of a chair. Examine the research on whether judgments of physical stability rely on visual object recognition or mental simulations. Learn about intuitive physics in infants and human behavior, its applications in robotics, and how physics is computed in the brain. Investigate evidence for simulation in block towers, unstable physical objects, and people. Analyze stability discrimination using CNNs and stability information in various brain regions. Conclude with a discussion on evidence for forward simulation and open questions in the field.

Intro
Intuitive Physics in Infants
Intuitive Physics in Human behavior
Applications in Robotics
Intuitive Physics in the Human Brain
How is Physics Computed in the Brain?
Evidence for Simulation
Block towers Unstable
Physical-Objects Unstable
Physical-People
Stability discrimination using CNNS
Stability information in the Ventral Temporal Cortex (VTC)
Q2. Stability information in the
Q3. Stability information in the Physics regions
Evidence for forward simulation
Open Questions