[nengo-user] concept activation question

[Jessica Dinh]

Hello,

I wanted to build a model that looks at the activation of a concept or
behavior as an outcome of interactions among multiple processing systems,
but I am having trouble building my model. I wanted to know if there are
sample templates or helpful references that I can use to start my model.

Ultimately, I wanted to create a model that simulates emergent concepts.
For instance, the concept of 'cat' can emerge from the interaction of
relevant information from visual (e.g., has fur, claws) and haptic (fuzzy)
processing systems, but not irrelevant information from these systems
(e.g., wags tail, drools, barks which should activate the concept of a dog
instead of a cat). Also, whether a concept emerges would depend on how many
pieces of information are available to the network. For example, 'cat'
might emerge quickly when information from both visual and haptic systems
are available, but slowly when limited information comes from visual and/or
haptic systems.

I am not quite sure where to start, in particular, the network
configuration and how information should be presented for the network to
learn these associations during initial training. Thank you very much in
advance, and any help would be much appreciated.

~Jessica


-- 
Dr. Jessica E. Dinh
Industrial/Organizational Psychology
The University of Akron
Arts & Sciences Building, Mailbox #20
Akron, OH 44325
jd62 at zips.uakron.edu
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