How variability shapes learning and generalization

L Raviv, G Lupyan, SC Green - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2022 - cell.com
Learning is using past experiences to inform new behaviors and actions. Because all
experiences are unique, learning always requires some generalization. An effective way of …

Replay, the default mode network and the cascaded memory systems model

K Kaefer, F Stella, BL McNaughton… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
The spontaneous replay of patterns of activity related to past experiences and memories is a
striking feature of brain activity, as is the coherent activation of sets of brain areas …

[HTML][HTML] Modern language models refute Chomsky's approach to language

ST Piantadosi - From fieldwork to linguistic theory: A tribute to …, 2023 - books.google.com
Modern machine learning has subverted and bypassed the theoretical framework of
Chomsky's generative approach to linguistics, including its core claims to particular insights …

Getting aligned on representational alignment

I Sucholutsky, L Muttenthaler, A Weller, A Peng… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2023 - arxiv.org
Biological and artificial information processing systems form representations that they can
use to categorize, reason, plan, navigate, and make decisions. How can we measure the …

If deep learning is the answer, what is the question?

A Saxe, S Nelli, C Summerfield - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2021 - nature.com
Neuroscience research is undergoing a minor revolution. Recent advances in machine
learning and artificial intelligence research have opened up new ways of thinking about …

The neural and computational bases of semantic cognition

MAL Ralph, E Jefferies, K Patterson… - Nature reviews …, 2017 - nature.com
Semantic cognition refers to our ability to use, manipulate and generalize knowledge that is
acquired over the lifespan to support innumerable verbal and non-verbal behaviours. This …

Rationalizing constraints on the capacity for cognitive control

S Musslick, JD Cohen - Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 2021 - cell.com
Humans are remarkably limited in:(i) how many control-dependent tasks they can execute
simultaneously, and (ii) how intensely they can focus on a single task. These limitations are …

[HTML][HTML] The neural correlates of semantic control revisited

RL Jackson - NeuroImage, 2021 - Elsevier
Semantic control, the ability to selectively access and manipulate meaningful information on
the basis of context demands, is a critical component of semantic cognition. The precise …

The self-regulation-view in writing-to-learn: Using journal writing to optimize cognitive load in self-regulated learning

M Nückles, J Roelle, I Glogger-Frey, J Waldeyer… - Educational Psychology …, 2020 - Springer
We propose the self-regulation view in writing-to-learn as a promising theoretical
perspective that draws on models of self-regulated learning theory and cognitive load …

Building machines that learn and think like people

BM Lake, TD Ullman, JB Tenenbaum… - Behavioral and brain …, 2017 - cambridge.org
Recent progress in artificial intelligence has renewed interest in building systems that learn
and think like people. Many advances have come from using deep neural networks trained …