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Geometric-to-Semantic Spherical Transfer Learning for Cortical Sulci Labeling

arXiv · AI, language, vision and robotics · article · Sep 11, 2026 · UTC

Deep learning on cortical surfaces faces a dilemma: capturing the complex topology of over 60 nomenclature-dependent sulci per hemisphere requires high-capacity models, yet the extreme scarcity of expert annotations ($N=62$ subjects) inevitably causes overfitting. Standard supervised approaches fail to generalize in this data-scarce regime, particularly for variable and small sulci where topological ambiguity is high. To overcome this limitation, we introduce a Geometric-to-Semantic Spherical Transfer Learning framework. First, we leverage massive unlabeled data (UK Biobank, $\approx$30,000 su

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