Cognitive Science

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Functional extreme learning machine

Imagine you’re trying to build a high-performance race car, but you want to streamline the process and get faster results. That’s where the Functional Extreme Learning Machine (FELM) comes in. Just like a skilled mechanic who knows all the ins and outs of building a powerful engine, the FELM uses functional neurons as its basic […]

Published on July 11, 2023

Categorical Updating in a Bayesian Propensity Problem

Abstract We present three experiments using a novel problem in which participants update their estimates of propensities when faced with an uncertain new instance. We examine this using two different causal structures (common cause/common effect) and two different scenarios (agent-based/mechanical). In the first, participants must update their estimate of the propensity for two warring nations […]

Published on July 10, 2023

Automated detection of cerebral microbleeds on MR images using knowledge distillation framework

IntroductionCerebral microbleeds (CMBs) are associated with white matter damage, and various neurodegenerative and cerebrovascular diseases. CMBs occur as small, circular hypointense lesions on T2*-weighted gradient recalled echo (GRE) and susceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI) images, and hyperintense on quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM) images due to their paramagnetic nature. Accurate automated detection of CMBs would help to determine […]

Published on July 10, 2023