Jon and I discuss understanding the syntax and semantics of language in our brains. He uses linguistic knowledge at the level of sentence and words, neuro-computational models, and neural data like EEG and fMRI to figure out how we process and understand language while listening to the natural language found in everyday conversations and stories. I also get his take on the current state of natural language processing and other AI advances, and how linguistics, neurolinguistics, and AI can contribute to each other.
Show notes: Ryota founded the company Araya. Follow him on twitter: @kanair. Integrated Information Theory. Pansychism. The paper we discuss: A unified strategy for...
Show notes: Paul Humphreys’ website.Zac Irving’s website.Emergence: Emergence: A Philosophical Account. (book by Paul)The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Science. Mind Wandering: Mind-Wandering is...
Catherine, Jess, and I use some of the ideas from their recent papers to discuss how different types of explanations in neuroscience and AI...
