# \#thalamus

**URL:** https://discourse.numenta.org/tag/thalamus/265.md

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## [Valence assignment by thalamic paraventricular nucleus](https://discourse.numenta.org/t/valence-assignment-by-thalamic-paraventricular-nucleus/10078)

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**Author:** [@bkaz](https://discourse.numenta.org/u/bkaz)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2022, 2:32am UTC](https://discourse.numenta.org/t/valence-assignment-by-thalamic-paraventricular-nucleus/10078 "2022-09-09T02:32:22Z")

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I’ve talked about thalamus as a mediator of cortical WTA, this finding adds a function of arbitrator: "Tye’s team then taught mice to associate a tone with either a treat or a shock. They found that neurotensin levels…

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## [Paper: Thalamus Modulates Consciousness via Layer-Specific Control of Cortex](https://discourse.numenta.org/t/paper-thalamus-modulates-consciousness-via-layer-specific-control-of-cortex/7193)

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**Author:** [@jackybear](https://discourse.numenta.org/u/jackybear)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2020, 6:25pm UTC](https://discourse.numenta.org/t/paper-thalamus-modulates-consciousness-via-layer-specific-control-of-cortex/7193 "2020-02-15T18:25:15Z")

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Hi, I stumbled across this interesting paper, I have read/heard various bits of talk in the HTM community about the thalamus having some less well understood function, so just posting this in case anyone is interested… h…

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## [Let's Watch Murray Sherman talk about the Thalamus](https://discourse.numenta.org/t/lets-watch-murray-sherman-talk-about-the-thalamus/7033)

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**Author:** [@rhyolight](https://discourse.numenta.org/u/rhyolight)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [January 27, 2020, 10:01pm UTC](https://discourse.numenta.org/t/lets-watch-murray-sherman-talk-about-the-thalamus/7033 "2020-01-27T22:01:15Z")

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I’ll be watching this video later today on my Twitch channel. Please join in if you want to discuss. I’ll probably start around 1PM PST.

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## [Numenta Research on 3 Visual Stream & Deep Predictive Learning](https://discourse.numenta.org/t/numenta-research-on-3-visual-stream-deep-predictive-learning/7057)

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**Author:** [@rhyolight](https://discourse.numenta.org/u/rhyolight)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 27, 2020, 3:13pm UTC](https://discourse.numenta.org/t/numenta-research-on-3-visual-stream-deep-predictive-learning/7057 "2020-01-27T15:13:14Z")

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Where we try to make sense of https://discourse.numenta.org/t/deep-predictive-learning-a-comprehensive-model-of-three-visual-streams/3076. Wed, Jan 22 at 10:15AM PST.

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## [Deep Predictive Learning: A Comprehensive Model of Three Visual Streams](https://discourse.numenta.org/t/deep-predictive-learning-a-comprehensive-model-of-three-visual-streams/3076)

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**Author:** [@jakebruce](https://discourse.numenta.org/u/jakebruce)\
**Replies:** 64\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2020, 9:36am UTC](https://discourse.numenta.org/t/deep-predictive-learning-a-comprehensive-model-of-three-visual-streams/3076 "2020-01-24T09:36:19Z")

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A very recent competing / complementary model of deep predictive coding in the brain. O’Reilly, Randall C., Dean R. Wyatte, and John Rohrlich. "Deep Predictive Learning: A Comprehensive Model of Three Visual Streams." …

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## [Conjecture for the Thalamic Reticular Nucleus](https://discourse.numenta.org/t/conjecture-for-the-thalamic-reticular-nucleus/7007)

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**Author:** [@dmac](https://discourse.numenta.org/u/dmac)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2020, 2:47pm UTC](https://discourse.numenta.org/t/conjecture-for-the-thalamic-reticular-nucleus/7007 "2020-01-06T14:47:49Z")

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This is in response to the deep predictive learning thread. I present an alternative hypothesis, which also has predictive learning, error signals, an auto-encoder, and it is (to my knowledge) biologically constrained. …