Neuronal tuning aligns dynamically with object and texture manifolds across the visual hierarchy

Nature Neuroscience, Published online: 10 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41593-026-02207-1

Visual neurons drive two AI models to compete in generating neuron-preferred features. The models form shared local motifs, while neuronal preference shifts from texture to object structure over time, revealing dynamic changes in visual coding.