AI Glossary

Receptive field

What does “Receptive field” mean?

Receptive field: The area of an input that can influence a particular model activation.

Receptive field visual guide: The area of an input that can influence a particular model activation.
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What is an example of “Receptive field”?

A later image layer responds to a broader patch than the first layer does.