Cognitive Science

The latest breakthroughs, innovations, and cool happenings at the cutting edge of the world of cognitive science. Updated daily.

Learning to Learn Functions

Just like learning to ride a bike, humans have the remarkable ability to learn complex functional relationships between variables from only a small amount of data. But how exactly do we do it? Well, it turns out that we have an internal toolbox filled with prior expectations about the forms these relationships may take. In […]

Published on April 13, 2023

Human Variability and the Balancing Act of Recommender Systems

Navigating the vast ocean of information and products on the Internet requires algorithms to guide our choices. These algorithms face a challenge – should they explore uncertain options or exploit known high-rated items? This dilemma, known as the exploration-exploitation trade-off, is influenced by human variability. To better understand this trade-off, researchers have developed a unified […]

Published on April 13, 2023

Unlocking the Crystal Ball: Predicting Cognitive Frailty in Older Adults

Imagine having a crystal ball that could predict cognitive frailty in older adults. Well, researchers have been hard at work developing prediction models to do just that! A systematic review and critical appraisal of these models revealed some interesting findings. The models varied in terms of the factors they considered and how well they performed. […]

Published on April 12, 2023