On the biological plausibility of grandmother cells: implications for neural network theories in psychology and neuroscience

A fundamental claim associated with parallel distributed processing (PDP) theories of cognition is that knowledge is coded in a distributed manner in mind and brain. This approach rejects the claim that knowledge is coded in a localist fashion, with words, objects, and simple concepts (e.g. "do...

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Published in:	Psychological review Vol. 116; no. 1; p. 220
Main Author:	Bowers, Jeffrey S
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.01.2009
Subjects:	Animals Association Learning - physiology Cerebral Cortex - physiology Cognition - physiology Concept Formation - physiology Face Haplorhini Humans Mental Recall - physiology Nerve Net - physiology Neural Networks (Computer) Neurons - physiology Neurosciences Pattern Recognition, Visual - physiology Psychological Theory Sensory Thresholds - physiology Species Specificity
ISSN:	0033-295X
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