Brad and I discuss his battle-tested, age-defying cognitive model for how we learn and store concepts by forming and rearranging clusters, how the model maps onto brain areas, and how he's using deep learning models to explore how attention and sensory information interact with concept formation. We also discuss the cognitive modeling approach, Marr's levels of analysis, the term "biological plausibility", emergence and reduction, and plenty more.
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Show notes: Follow Dean on Twitter: @deanbuonoVisit his lab website at UCLA.The review we discuss: The Neural Basis of Timing: Distributed Mechanisms for Diverse...
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