Contextual inference in learning and memory

JB Heald, M Lengyel, DM Wolpert - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2023 - cell.com
Context is widely regarded as a major determinant of learning and memory across
numerous domains, including classical and instrumental conditioning, episodic memory …

Cognitive computational neuroscience

N Kriegeskorte, PK Douglas - Nature neuroscience, 2018 - nature.com
To learn how cognition is implemented in the brain, we must build computational models
that can perform cognitive tasks, and test such models with brain and behavioral …

[책][B] The border between seeing and thinking

N Block - 2023 - books.google.com
Philosopher Ned Block argues in this book that there is a" joint in nature" between
perception and cognition and that by exploring the nature of that joint, one can solve …

Resource-rational analysis: Understanding human cognition as the optimal use of limited computational resources

F Lieder, TL Griffiths - Behavioral and brain sciences, 2020 - cambridge.org
Modeling human cognition is challenging because there are infinitely many mechanisms
that can generate any given observation. Some researchers address this by constraining the …

Reconciling novelty and complexity through a rational analysis of curiosity.

R Dubey, TL Griffiths - Psychological Review, 2020 - psycnet.apa.org
Curiosity is considered to be the essence of science and an integral component of cognition.
What prompts curiosity in a learner? Previous theoretical accounts of curiosity remain …
B Zhao, CG Lucas, NR Bramley - Nature Human Behaviour, 2024 - nature.com
To tackle a hard problem, it is often wise to reuse and recombine existing knowledge. Such
an ability to bootstrap enables us to grow rich mental concepts despite limited cognitive …

[책][B] Cognitive psychology: A student's handbook

MW Eysenck, MT Keane - 2020 - taylorfrancis.com
The fully updated eighth edition of Cognitive Psychology: A Student's Handbook provides
comprehensive yet accessible coverage of all the key areas in the field ranging from visual …

Is coding a relevant metaphor for the brain?

R Brette - Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 2019 - cambridge.org
“Neural coding” is a popular metaphor in neuroscience, where objective properties of the
world are communicated to the brain in the form of spikes. Here I argue that this metaphor is …