Second Order Isomorphism: A Reinterpretation and Its Implications in Brain and Cognitive Sciences

Autor: Yoonsuck Choe
Přispěvatelé: Gray, Wayne D., Schunn, Christian D.
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Proceedings of the Twenty-Fourth Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society ISBN: 9781315782379
Choe, Yoonsuck. (2002). Second Order Isomorphism: A Reinterpretation and Its Implications in Brain and Cognitive Sciences. Proceedings of the Cognitive Science Society, 24(24). Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/2gc7879x
DOI: 10.4324/9781315782379-70
Popis: Shepard and Chipman's second order isomorphism describes how the brain may represent the relations in the world. However, a common interpretation of the theory can cause difficulties. The problem originates from the static nature of representations. In an alternative interpretation, I propose that we assign an active role to the internal representations and relations. It turns out that a collection of such active units can perform analogical tasks. The new interpretation is supported by the existence of neural circuits that may be implementing such a function. Within this framework, perception, cognition, and motor function can be understood under a unifying principle of analogy.
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