Learning invariant object recognition from temporal correlation in a hierarchical network.

Invariant object recognition, which means the recognition of object categories independent of conditions like viewing angle, scale and illumination, is a task of great interest that humans can fulfill much better than artificial systems. During the last years several basic principles were derived from neurophysiological observations and careful consideration: (1) Developing invariance to possible transformations of the object by learning temporal sequences of visual features that occur during the respective alterations. (2) Learning in a hierarchical structure, so basic level (visual) knowledge can be reused for different kinds of objects.