STATS 271 · STAT 271Probabilistic Models of Visual Cortex
Statistics · 4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)
Recommended: Computer Science 180. Introduction to state-of-art computational models of mammalian visual cortex, with topics in low-, mid-, and high-level vision. Discussion of relevant evidence from anatomy, electrophysiology, imaging (e.g., fMRI), and psychophysics. Concentration on mathematical modeling of these phenomena, taking into account recent progress in probabilistic models of computer vision and developments in machine learning.
S/U or letter grading.
When it runs
Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.
Requisites
Official UCLA wording
Requisite: course 100B or Mathematics 33A.
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STATS 271
- STATS 100BIntroduction to Mathematical Statistics
- STATS 100AIntroduction to Probability
- MATH 32BCalculus of Several Variables
- MATH 170AProbability Theory I
- MATH 170EIntroduction to Probability and Statistics 1: Probability
- MATH 33ALinear Algebra and Applications
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