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Berkeley, István Stephen Norman. "On connectionism." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/nq21549.pdf.
Full textMacRae, John R. "Connectionism in expert systems." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 1989. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.277364.
Full textChristiansen, Morten H. "Connectionism, learning and linguistics structure." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/526.
Full textSerchuk, Adam. "Connectionism, disciplinary identity and continuity." Thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/53246.
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Krieger, Gordon S. F. "Connectionism, naturalized epistemology, and eliminative materialism." Thesis, McGill University, 1993. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=68112.
Full textI present a review of the connectionist approach to psychological models that contrasts it with the classical symbolic approach, focusing on the nature of their respective representations. While defending the legitimacy of the connectionist approach, I find that its most useful application is as a basis for neuroscientific investigation.
Discussing connectionist psychology, I find it inconsistent with folk psychology and therefore consistent with eliminative materialism. I argue also for the naturalization of epistemology and thus for the relevance of psychology for epistemology. The conclusion of the essay is an outline of connectionist epistemology, which centres around two mathematical analyses of the global activity of connectionist networks; I argue that connectionist psychology leads to a version of epistemic pragmatism.
Harrison, David J. "Connectionism, folk psychology and cognitive architecture." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.322924.
Full textDayan, Peter Samuel. "Reinforcing connectionism : learning the statistical way." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/14754.
Full textCasebeer, William D. "Natural ethical facts : evolution, connectionism and moral cognition /." Diss., Connect to a 24 p. preview or request complete full text in PDF format. Access restricted to UC campuses, 2001. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ucsd/fullcit?p3015847.
Full textGuarini, Marcello 1970. "Rules and representations in the classicism-connectionism debate." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/nq31115.pdf.
Full textEdwards, A. R. "Detection of instability in power systems using connectionism." Thesis, University of Bath, 1995. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.760680.
Full textMumme, Dean C. "Storage capacity of the linear associator : beginnings of a theory of computational memory /." Pittsburgh, Pa. : Depts. of Computer Science and Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University : Learning Research and Development Center, University of Pittsburgh, 1988. http://doi.library.cmu.edu/10.1184/OCLC/22483923.
Full textPreece, Timothy Edward. "Modelling human short-term memory for serial order." Thesis, Bangor University, 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.320400.
Full textClaessen, Mark Johan Alexander. "A soft-computational theory of conceptual categorization." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.302544.
Full textLadbury, Martin Samuel Durham. "The idea of a cognitive science." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.342914.
Full textDickson, Shane. "Investigation of the use of neural networks for computerised medical image analysis." Thesis, University of Bristol, 1998. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.262728.
Full textFischbein, Rebecca L. "Spreading activation in connectionist leader prototypes: The impact of crisis." University of Akron / OhioLINK, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1133404207.
Full textNoelle, David Charles. "A connectionist model of instructed learning /." Diss., Connect to a 24 p. preview or request complete full text in PDF format. Access restricted to UC campuses, 1997. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ucsd/fullcit?p9811797.
Full textMilostan, Jeanne Claire. "Why Johnny can read : the role of statistical regularities in reading and connectionist modeling /." Diss., Connect to a 24 p. preview or request complete full text in PDF format. Access restricted to UC campuses, 1999. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ucsd/fullcit?p9949681.
Full textMedler, David A. "The crossroads of connectionism, where do we go from here?" Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/tape15/PQDD_0016/NQ29077.pdf.
Full textBartos, Paul D. "Connectionist modelling of category learning." n.p, 2001. http://dart.open.ac.uk/abstracts/page.php?thesisid=155.
Full textLeth-Steensen, Craig. "A connectionist, evidence accrual model of response times in symbolic comparison /." Thesis, McGill University, 1997. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=35000.
Full textMiddleton, Neil. "Computational analyses of spatial information processing using radial basis function networks." Thesis, Brunel University, 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.389984.
Full textRudling, Philip James. "A connectionist investigation into the development of a theory of mind." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.326886.
Full textTijsseling, Adriaan Geroldus. "Connectionist models of catergorization : a dynamical approach to cognition." Thesis, University of Southampton, 1998. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.262912.
Full textWilliamson, Brady. "Towards Connectionist Neuroimaging: Brain Connector Hubs for Expressive Language." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin157106095114712.
Full textSchultz, Steven E. "Simulation Study of a GPRAM System: Error Control Coding and Connectionism." Master's thesis, University of Central Florida, 2012. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/5486.
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Bahr, Casey S. "Anne : another neural network emulator /." Full text open access at:, 1988. http://content.ohsu.edu/u?/etd,173.
Full textMignault, Alain 1962. "Connectionist models of the perception of facial expressions of emotion." Thesis, McGill University, 1999. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=36039.
Full textNeff, Kathryn Joan Eggers. "Neural net models of word representation : a connectionist approach to word meaning and lexical relations." Virtual Press, 1991. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/832999.
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Garcia, Ricardo Basso. "Conhecimento sintatico-semantico e processamento de sentenças em rede neural recorrente simples." [s.n.], 2006. http://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/269043.
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Resumo: Esta dissertação começa com uma reflexão sobre o caráter interdisciplinar da psicolingüística, que é tomada como o campo de pesquisa que investiga, entre outros, os processos cognitivos subjacentes ao comportamento lingüístico. Essa investigação emprega diferentes métodos e técnicas, dada a complexidade do estudo de processos que são internos ao organismo e, portanto, não diretamente observáveis. Nesse quadro, introduzimos a metodologia adotada nesta dissertação - a modelagem. O uso de modelos é tratado em termos gerais, para então ser apresentado no contexto do estudo dos processos cognitivos. Neste ponto, é crucial notar que modelar esses processos implica em fazer suposições sobre como eles são. A hipótese geral que fundamenta os modelos de nosso interesse é a de que cognição é computação, ou seja, processos cognitivos são computacionais. Essa hipótese deu origem a dois paradigmas de modelagem distintos - um baseado nos fundamentos da computação digital e outro nos princípios da neurocomputação. Este segundo é apresentado em detalhes, depois de uma exposição das principais diferenças entre esses paradigmas. Estabelecidas as bases teórico-metodológicas dessa abordagem, replicamos o experimento de Elman (1990) em que uma rede neural recorrente simples é treinada para processar palavras dispostas em seqüências que compõem sentenças simples. É interessante notar que essa disposição reflete informações gramaticais, que podem ser descritas em tennos sintáticos (como sujeito, verbo e objeto) e semânticos (como agente, paciente e tema). Nosso intuito foi investigar se e como informações desse tipo são aprendidas pelo sistema. A análise dessa rede mostrou que seu processamento opera principalmente por distinções lexicais, isto é, não há o uso efetivo de informações lingüísticas do nível de sentenças. O passo seguinte foi modificar esse experimento - treinamos a rede com o mesmo conjunto de sentenças, desta vez marcando a fronteira entre elas. A análise dessa rede mostrou que, nesse novo experimento, o processamento opera principalmente por distinções sintáticas, havendo também a presença de distinções semânticas de papel temático. A partir desses resultados, elaboramos um novo experimento - treinamos uma rede com um conjunto de sentenças nas quais a disposição das palavras reflete principalmente informações semânticas de papel temático, havendo também a presença de informações sintáticas e da fronteira entre as sentenças. O objetivo foi controlar a informação lingüística presente nas sentenças, de modo a permitir maior confiabilidade nos resultados. A análise dessa rede mostrou-se coerente com a do experimento anterior, ou seja, o processamento está, de fato, operando segundo conhecimentos sintático-semânticos do nível de sentenças. A consistência dos resultados obtidos permite afirmar, com um grau de confiabilidade satisfatório, que há a presença de conhecimento sintático-semântico, durante o processamento de sentenças, ao mesmo tempo em que mostra como essas informações estão presentes. Esses resultados são importantes porque estendem a já conhecida capacidade da rede recorrente simples em codificar informação sintática, mostrando também sua capacidade em captar informação semântica
Abstract: This dissertation begins with a retlection about the interdisciplinary roots of psycholinguistics, which is taken as the research field concemed with the investigation of the cognitive processes subjacent to the verbal behavior. This investigation employs different methods and techniques, given the complexity inherent to the study of processes that take place inside the organism, and therefore are not directly observable. In view of this, we introduce the methodology adopted in this dissertation - modeling. The usage of models is initially dealt with in general terms, and then is analysed in the context of the study of cognitive processes. At this point, it is crucial to notice that modeling such processes implies making assumptions about how they are. The general hypothesis underlying the models we are interested in is that cognition is computation, that is, cognitive processes are computational. This hypothesis has given birth to two different paradigms of modeling - one based on the fundamentals of digital computing, and other based on the principIes of neurocomputing. Afier a brief discussion of their main differences, the later is presented in details. Once the theoretical-methodological basis of the neurocomputing framework is established, we replicate Elman's (1990) experiment in which a simple recurrent neural network is trained to process words in sequences, forming simple sentences. It should be noted that the sequences reflect grammatical information that can be described in syntactic (subjects, verbs and objects) and semantic (agents, patients and themes) terms. Our intent was to investigate whether and how such information is leamed by the system. Analyses of this experiment have shown that the processing is guided by lexical information, that is, linguistic information at the sentence leveI is not used. In the next step we have modified this experiment by training the network with the saroe set of sentences, just introducing an end-of-period mark between them. The analyses have shown that, in this new experiment, the processing is guided by both syntactic and semantic information, such as thematic roles. Taking these results as starting point, we devised a new experiment - a similar network was trained with a set of sentences in which word sequences were main1y led by semantic information like thematic role; the end-of-period mark between sentences was used. The intent was to controllinguistic information so as to increase our confidence in the results. Results consistent with the fonner experiments were obtained, that is, the processing is indeed guided by both syntactic and semantic infonnation at the sentence level. The consistency of the results achieved a1lows us to state that there are both syntactic and semantic knowledge operating during sentence processing. This result is important because it extends the already known simple recurrent network ability in coding syntactic information, showing that SRNs also are capable of handling semantic infonnation like thematic roles
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Knee, Robert Everett. "Understanding leader representations: Beyond implicit leadership theory." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/35390.
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veflingstad, henning. "Relevant Concepts of and a Framework for Conceptual Representations based on Connectionism." Thesis, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Computer and Information Science, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-9525.
Full textIn this thesis we have investigated what concepts are and how they may be represented. We have seen that conceptual representations can be achieved by employing distributed representations in a hidden layer of a neural net- work. A pattern of activity is in this respect a conceptualization while the concept(s) it belongs to is a region of space treated alike by similarity based generalization. That is, the conceptualization may still have its individual properties only attributed to itself, but the properties relevant to the concept are shared among the representations in that region of space. These regions of space are allocated as dictated by coherently covarying properties of the domain, and thus constitutes a hierarchical representation of it. In this hier- archical representation, the most general concepts occupy the largest amount of space, with their subordinate concepts distributed in clusters allocated inside this space. This hierarchic representation is discovered in a coarse to fine manner, mirroring the conceptual development of a child. Properties being highly typical for a concept are, however, easier to learn and may thus be acquired before properties of concepts superordinate to them, mirroring basic level advantages in lexical acquisition. These typical properties show a higher level of activation throughout training. Frequency of presentation also influences how easy a concept or pattern is to acquire. Frequency of presentation causes a higher pressure to differentiate the instance, thus allo- cating a larger amount of space to it. This in turn facilitates the learning of its individual properties, thus attenuating the basic level advantages. The properties that covary coherently in the domain becomes more salient than other properties. This allows concepts to be acquired based on especially in- formative properties, thus possibly overlooking perceptual similarity. When noise was introduced into the system, the hierarchy broke down in a fine to coarse manner. These effects are all due to similarity based generalization and the coarse to fine differentiation of conceptual distinctions, and support many findings in semantic cognition. PDP thus serve as a good starting place for achieving conceptual representations. By viewing concepts as simulators (Barsalou, 1999; Barsalou, 2003a; Barsalou, 2003b), they are a skill to produce context-specific representations. This is also true of the hidden layer conceptual representations, although depending on whether the context is predictive. A simulator is comprised by a set of modality specific perceptual symbols extracted from perceptual states. Barsalou (1999) also offered valuable insights as to how simulators can support productivity and abstract thought. We have also seen how categorization can influence perceptual discrim- ination (Goldstone, 1994). By acquiring categories, the category relevant boundaries acquire distinctiveness with emphasis on the category boundary. For separable dimensions, the irrelevant dimension may receive acquired acquired similarity, however, one null effect was also found in (Goldstone, 60 1994). For Integral dimensions, the irrelevant dimension also acquired dis- tinctiveness. When two dimensions were relevant for categorization, the separable dimensions competed with each other, while the integral did not. Based on results from (Gluck & Meyers, 1993) I have proposed that a predic- tive auto-encoder can account for the results found for separable dimensions. During categorization learning, the stimuli along with the assigned category is processed by a predictive auto-encoder. The result is that predictive dimensions acquire distinctiveness while redundant ones acquire similarity. Whether or not the irrelevant dimension acquire similarity will thus depend on whether it has previously been predictive. Language is another factor influencing perceptual discrimination. When language was introduced into the system it had a profound influence on the conceptual representations (Cangelosi & Parisi, 2001). The representations acquired within category similarity and between category distinctiveness. The effect was largest for verbs, but was also present during non-linguistic processing. Language thus helped the network perfect its conceptual skills with respect to non-linguistic behavior. In Cangelosi & Riga (2006) language was used to implement grounding transfer. This is a process where new behavior is acquired by grounding it in previously learned behavior. This was achieved in the guid- ance of language. This could also be seen as an implementation of Barsalous (1999) productivity mechanism. The involvement of language in simulating abstract thought has also been discussed. With reference to cangelosi & Parisi (2001) and Cangelosi & Riga (2006) it seems that language has a profound effect on conceptual processing. Dimensionality of the representation is another important factor in con- ceptual representations. As the dimensionality increases, the number of examples necessary to reach a given level of performance increases exponen- tially (Edelman & Intrator, 1997). Auto-encoders is a common method for unsupervised dimensionality reductions which also preserves the topology of the original domain. The dimensionality is reduced by compressing redun- dant information thus allowing conception to focus on the relevant aspect of the representation. We have also reviewed a theory if prefrontal cortex function suggesting its implication in guiding computation along processing specific pathways and also in acquiring categories and rules (Miller & Freedman, et. al., 2002; Miller & Cohen, 2001; Braver & Cohen, 2000). The PFC thus seems es- sential in conception. However, as the rules learned in the PFC is executed frequently, they get pushed down to more autonomous areas of the brain and thus become more autonomous. The PFC will thus be most involved in behavior requiring attention, among which acquiring concepts certainly belongs. A framework for higher level cognitive behavior from Veflingstad & Yildirim (2007) was introduced. This framework was introduced within three levels of cognition: the stimulus-resonse level, the conceptual level 61 and the language level. Within this framework it is proposed that algo- rithms exist in the brain and that they are represented non-symbolically at the conceptual level. They operate on non-symbolic concepts and makes decisions using feed forward networks modeling an if-then rule. By em- ploying distributed representations these algorithms exhibit the properties we have this far discussed and will thus exhibit semantic task performance. These algorithms help experiencing more complex thought and are engaged in higher level cognitive tasks such as planning. A simulation of a non- symbolic summation algorithm was presented showing the feasibility of the approach. It was proposed that the PFC is in charge of learning these algo- rithms, but as they are frequently executed they get pushed down to more autonomous areas of the brain and thus no longer require as much attention to be executed. Novelty was proposed as a means of autonomous exploration and a con- tinuous type checking parameter. Novelty is an informative and important signal as it allows one to assess knowledge of a perceived instance without any explicit reference of memory. This was implemented in a simulation as the sum of differences between the input pattern and the output pattern of an auto-encoder. The simulation showed that novelty could be reliably as- sessed within and between modalities as long as the environment was noise free. When noise was introduced, the performance dropped. The simula- tion was, however, very constrained as the link between the modalities only supported one to one relationships. It was therefor suggested that novelty of associations was better assessed as the amount of selective attention the PFC must exert in order for a pattern of activity in a massively recurrent system to settle into a new attractor. It should be mentioned that novelty is here interpreted very broadly. It might be possible that a specific association has been observed many times but that some other association overrides it in the system. This association would thus not be novel in that it has not been experienced but in that it has not been learned to a sufficient degree. Novelty is here also used as an assessment of which of two associations are least familiar. Novelty in this respect would thus be a measure of the amount of stress a current line of processing introduces in the system. From the material presented in this thesis I will in line with Barsalou (2003b) conclude that the concept arises from a skill for producing context- specific representations. This skill arises from interacting with the world and observing meaningful relationships and properties within it. As this skill improves, perception is affected in a way further facilitating this skill. Once this skill has reached a certain level, language can be acquired, improving this skill even more. This in turn, probably facilitates further acquisition of language. Within reference to the three levels proposed there seems to be a circular dependency between the layers with the concept arising from this interaction. However, since conception can arise simply by similarity based generalization, language would not seem necessary for conception. It 62 does seem important in the complex conceptual abilities to humans though. Even though it is here concluded that the concept emerges from the skill of the system, this does not mean that it can not be investigated as patterns of activation. As wee have seen, much can be learned from these patterns. They can also be employed in algorithms achieving more complex thought.
Ohayon, Elan Liss. "Connectionism and wavelets in the modeling and analysis of neural system dynamics." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape2/PQDD_0024/MQ50460.pdf.
Full textLamb, Maurice J. "In Defense of Representational Explanations for Connectionist Systems." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1274290859.
Full textRoberts, Brenda. "Connectionism and the integration of error, applications in naturalized epistemology and minimal rationality." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp03/MQ47880.pdf.
Full textGonzales, Valerie Anne. "Factors that influence priming in young children." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp03/NQ32746.pdf.
Full textHansson, Andreas. "Sequence Processing from A Connectionist View." Thesis, University of Skövde, Department of Computer Science, 2000. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:his:diva-481.
Full textIn this work we explore how close the artificial intelligence community has come to model the human mind regarding representation and processing of sequences. We analyse results produced by cognitive psychologists, who explore real minds, for features exhibited by human short- and long-term memory when representing and processing sequences. We compare these features with theories and models from the AI community divided into two types of theories: intrinsic and extrinsic theories. We conclude that the intrinsic theories have managed to explain most of the features, whereas the extrinsic theories still have a lot to do before exhibiting all features. We also present several suggestions for continued research to the AI community within the area of sequence representation and processing in the human mind.
Valente, Alan Rafael. "O estatuto científico da ciência cognitiva em sua fase inicial : uma análise baseada na perspectiva epistemológica de Thomas Kuhn /." Marília, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/181089.
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Banca: Max Rogério Vicentini
Resumo: Nesta Dissertação desenvolvemos uma análise do estatuto científico da ciência cognitiva, em sua fase inicial, mais especificamente no período entre as décadas de 1940 e 1970. Como ponto de partida, utilizamos a abordagem epistemológica de Thomas Kuhn sobre as revoluções científicas. Para alcançar esse objetivo, dividimos a dissertação em três capítulos. No primeiro, expomos alguns dos principais conceitos relacionados à abordagem de Kuhn referentes à estrutura das revoluções científicas. Um dos conceitos-base dessa perspectiva é a noção de paradigma. Um paradigma estabelece e norteia a atividade de uma comunidade científica. Ele é constituído, dentre outras coisas, por teorias empiricamente testáveis, métodos de pesquisa, experimentos, formas de procedimentos, conjuntos de leis e princípios. Indica, ainda, os problemas a serem desenvolvidos pela comunidade científica, determinando uma agenda científica. Via de regra, a fase inicial de uma nova área de pesquisa é marcada por um momento de luta paradigmática, caracterizando-se pela existência de diversos paradigmas rivais. Desde o momento em que um deles passa a ser dominante, a área de pesquisa alcança o estatuto de ciência normal. Uma vez apresentada, de maneira geral, a abordagem de Kuhn, no segundo capítulo passamos a tratar da ciência cognitiva em sua fase inicial. Ainda com raízes na cibernética, esse movimento intelectual, em seus primeiros momentos, almejava instaurar uma ciência dos processos cognitivos. Essa perspecti... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo)
Abstract: In this dissertation, we seek to develop an analysis of the scientific status of cognitive science in its initial phase, more specifically the period between the 1940s and 1970s. As a starting point for this analysis, we use Thomas Kuhn's epistemological approach to revolutions scientific research. To achieve this goal, we divided the dissertation into three chapters. In the first, we present some of the main concepts related to Kuhn's approach to the structure of scientific revolutions. One of the basic concepts of this perspective is the notion of paradigm. A paradigm establishes and guides the activity of a scientific community. It is constituted, among other things, by empirically testable theories, methods of research, experiments, forms of procedures, sets of laws and principles. It also indicates the problems to be developed by the scientific community, determining a scientific agenda. As a rule, the initial phase of a new area of research is marked by a moment of paradigmatic struggle, characterized by the existence of several rival paradigms. From the moment one of them becomes dominant, the area of research reaches the status of normal science. Having presented, in general, Kuhn's approach, in the second chapter we turn to cognitive science in its initial phase. Still rooted in cybernetics, this intellectual movement, in its first moments, aimed to establish a science of cognitive processes. This perspective adopts by methodological principle the conception that cer... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)
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Foster, Carol Lynn. "Algorithms, abstraction and implementation : a massively multilevel theory of strong equivalence of complex systems." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/6591.
Full textCollier, Mark David. "Newton of the mind : an examination of Hume's science of human nature /." Diss., Connect to a 24 p. preview or request complete full text in PDF format. Access restricted to UC campuses, 1999. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ucsd/fullcit?p9935469.
Full text鄭俊洺 and Chun-ming Cheng. "The connectionism approach to syntactic and semantic acquisition of simple Chinese sentences: the role of wordorder information." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2000. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31224118.
Full textCheng, Chun-ming. "The connectionism approach to syntactic and semantic acquisition of simple Chinese sentences the role of word order information /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 2000. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B23272934.
Full textRIBEIRO, André Luis Simões Brasil. "Paradgimas computacionais, modelagem de sistemas naturais conexionistas e psicopatologia: uma revisão." Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, 2006. https://repositorio.ufpe.br/handle/123456789/8551.
Full textEste estudo é uma revisão narrativa da literatura sobre os paradigmas computacionais, as modelagens naturais conexionistas e a investigação dos fenômenos psicopatológicos. O objetivo geral foi realizar uma coleta de informações sobre os trabalhos publicados, até então, que contemplassem os modelos de processamento de informações no cérebro humano, a analogia com Redes Neurais Artificiais e a aplicação de métodos investigativos nas psicopatologias. A seleção dos estudos foi baseada principalmente pesquisas em bancos de dados digitais: Medline, Períodos CAPES, MIT Search, Scholar Google e PsychInfo, usando os descritores neural networks, neurocomputation, psychopathology, connectionism, mood disorders, depression, cognition e artificial intelligence, em mecanismos de busca digital. Foram selecionados os estudos considerando os critérios de inclusão a partir dos descritores, o aspecto cronológico, a adequação e pertinência dos estudos e o impacto destes artigos na comunidade científica. A literatura clássica também foi incluída. O estudo buscou estabelecer relações entre as pesquisas que utilizaram ferramentas computacionais, visando a criação de modelos que simularam o funcionamento cognitivo do cérebro humano. Destes modelos, as Redes Neurais Artificiais Conexionistas (RNA) mostraram-se as mais promissoras dentre as demais. Conclui-se que as investigações dos fenômenos psicopatológicos baseadas em modelagem computacional conexionista constituem em uma importante estratégia para compreensão do funcionamento da mente humana e de como se processam as alterações psíquicas
Kim, Woojae. "Understanding the connectionist modeling of quasiregular mappings in reading aloud." Columbus, Ohio : Ohio State University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1171994549.
Full textMaroldi, Marcelo Masson. "A theory of Normativity." Universidade de São Paulo, 2016. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/8/8133/tde-11042017-085838/.
Full textEste trabalho discute um modo de pensar as práticas normativas como um fenômeno melhor entendido através de uma explicação pragmática das praticas sociais. Afirmamos que uma estratégia apropriada para entender a normatividade deve aceitar a presença, nas criaturas normativas, de capacidades naturais intrinsecamente relacionadas às atividades governadas por normas, especialmente o que chamamos de atitudes normativas. Assim, apresentamos uma discussão de uma abordagem da normatividade baseada em regras entendidas como um tipo de prática intersubjetiva fundada em habilidades práticas e, também, em processes de aprendizado. Indicamos, então, por que um modelo pragmático se adéqua apropriadamente a um modelo conexionista de cognição. Finalmente, argumentamos que as práticas normativas devem ser entendidas primeiramente em termos de padrões internos, funcionalmente definidos, instituídos como processos individuais não explícitos e não conscientes. A consequência é uma explicação prática, inferencialista, conexionista e implícita da normatividade.
Howland, Jane L. "Women as learners : self-direction and connection in an Internet learning environment /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 2000. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p9998485.
Full textDownes, Sarah. "Bodily sensation in contemporary extreme horror film." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2014. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/17114.
Full textMerritt, Michele. "Minimally innate ideas." [Tampa, Fla.] : University of South Florida, 2007. http://purl.fcla.edu/usf/dc/et/SFE0001993.
Full textRiedel, Marion. "Thinking Machines: Approaches, Achievements and Consequences." Thesis, Universitätsbibliothek Chemnitz, 2002. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:ch1-200200425.
Full textDie im Rahmen des Seminars "Language - Mind - Brain: An Introduction to Psycholinguistics" der englischen Sprachwissenschaft entstandene Arbeit befasst sich mit den Grundlagen der Kognition und diskutiert die Ergebnisse der Forschung auf dem Gebiet der Künstlichen Intelligenz
Hayward, Ross. "Analytic and inductive learning in an efficient connectionist rule-based reasoning system." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2001.
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