EST. 2026
Cortical Learning is how the brain really works.
Inspired by the groundbreaking work of Jeff Hawkins and Numenta, this platform is the open home for research, implementations, and discussion around the neocortex's learning algorithms.
Join 4,872 researchers & engineers
exploring intelligence from first principles
Not just another neural net
Modern deep learning is powerful but fundamentally different from biology. Cortical Learning studies the actual mechanisms the neocortex uses: sparse distributed representations, continuous online learning, and prediction at every level.
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Hierarchical Temporal Memory
A biologically plausible model of the neocortex that learns sequences and makes predictions in real time.
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Thousand Brains Theory
Every cortical column builds complete models of objects using reference frames.
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Cortical Learning Algorithm (CLA)
The original name for HTM's core learning mechanism — still the foundation of modern work.