Cognitive Science

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Prediction of Autopsy Verified Neuropathological Change of Alzheimer’s Disease Using Machine Learning and MRI

Alexander Kautzky, Rene Seiger, Andreas Hahn, Peter Fischer, Wolfgang Krampla, Siegfried Kasper, Gabor G. Kovacs, Rupert Lanzenberger Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a co-founder of the Institute for the Future of Human Potential, where he leads the charge in pioneering Self-Enhancement Science for the Success of Society. […]

Published on December 10, 2018

Common Object Representations for Visual Production and Recognition

Abstract Production and comprehension have long been viewed as inseparable components of language. The study of vision, by contrast, has centered almost exclusively on comprehension. Here we investigate drawing—the most basic form of visual production. How do we convey concepts in visual form, and how does refining this skill, in turn, affect recognition? We developed […]

Published on December 9, 2018

Unspoken Rules: Resolving Underdetermination With Closure Principles

Abstract When people learn normative systems, they do so based on limited evidence. Many of the possible actions that are available to an agent have never been explicitly permitted or prohibited. But people will often need to figure out whether those unspecified actions are permitted or prohibited. How does a learner resolve this incompleteness? The […]

Published on December 9, 2018