The Algebraic Mind : Integrating Connectionism and Cognitive Science - Gary F. Marcus

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The Algebraic Mind

Integrating Connectionism and Cognitive Science

By: Gary F. Marcus

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Paperback | 24 January 2003

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In The Algebraic Mind, Gary Marcus attempts to integrate two theories about how the mind works, one that says that the mind is a computer-like manipulator of symbols, and another that says that the mind is a large network of neurons working together in parallel. Resisting the conventional wisdom that says that if the mind is a large neural network it cannot simultaneously be a manipulator of symbols, Marcus outlines a variety of ways in which neural systems could be organized so as to manipulate symbols, and he shows why such systems are more likely to provide an adequate substrate for language and cognition than neural systems that are inconsistent with the manipulation of symbols. Concluding with a discussion of how a neurally realized system of symbol-manipulation could have evolved and how such a system could unfold developmentally within the womb, Marcus helps to set the future agenda of cognitive neuroscience.

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In The Algebraic Mind, Marcus dives into the difficult waters of the connectionist-symbolic debate.

-- Kenneth J. Kurtz * Cognitive Sciences Society Newsletter *

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Non-Fiction Psychology Cognition & Cognitive Psychology Psychological Methodology Psychological Theory, Systems, Schools of Thought & Viewpoints Cognitivism, Cognitive Theory Education Educational Psychology

Series Foreword	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Cognitive Architecture	p. 1
Preview	p. 2
Disclaimers	p. 6
Multilayer Perceptrons	p. 7
How Multilayer Perceptrons Work	p. 7
Examples	p. 20
How Multilayer Perceptrons Have Figured in Discussions of Cognitive Architecture	p. 25
The Appeal of Multilayer Perceptrons	p. 27
Symbols, Symbol-Manipulators, and Multilayer Perceptrons	p. 31
Relations between Variables	p. 35
The Relation between Multilayer Perceptron Models and Rules: Refining the Question	p. 35
Multilayer Perceptrons and Operations over Variables	p. 41
Alternative Ways of Representing Bindings between Variables and Instances	p. 50
Case Study 1: Artificial Grammars in Infancy	p. 59
Case Study 2: Linguistic Inflection	p. 68
Structured Representations	p. 85
Structured Knowledge in Multilayer Perceptrons	p. 85
Challenges to the Idea That the Mind Devotes Separate Representational Resources to Each Subject-Predicate Relation That Is Represented	p. 90
Proposals for Implementing Recursive Combinations in a Neural Substrate	p. 95
A New Proposal	p. 108
Discussion	p. 116
Individuals	p. 119
Multilayer Perceptrons	p. 121
Object Permanence	p. 128
Systems That Represent Kinds Distinctly from Individuals	p. 133
Records and Propositions	p. 135
Neural Implementation	p. 140
Where Does the Machinery of Symbol Manipulation Come From?	p. 143
Could Symbol-Manipulation Be Innate?	p. 143
Could Symbol-Manipulation Be Adaptive?	p. 146
How Symbol-Manipulation Could Grow	p. 155
Conclusions	p. 169
Notes	p. 175
Glossary	p. 185
References	p. 195
Name Index	p. 211
Subject Index	p. 217
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