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[Submitted on 7 Aug 2024] View a PDF of the paper titled PushPull-Net: Inhibition-driven ResNet robust to image corruptions, by Guru Swaroop Bennabhaktula and 2 other authors View PDF HTML (experimental) Abstract:We introduce a novel computational unit, termed PushPull-Conv, in the first layer of a ResNet architecture, inspired by the anti-phase inhibition phenomenon observed in the primary visual cortex. This unit redefines the traditional convolutional layer by implementing a pair of complementary filters: a trainable push kernel and its counterpart, the pull kernel. The push kernel (analogous to traditional convolution) learns to respond to specific stimuli, while the pull kernel…