ANeuralNetworkModelofSubliminalPriming.ppt

A Neural Network Model of Subliminal Priming Contents Connectionism Now Subliminal Priming Eimer and Schlaghecken Pattern Masked Priming Lateral Inhibition and Opponent Processes The Model Predictions and Future Directions Connectionism - The Claim Connectionism claims to offer a bridge between cognition and the brain. How complex behaviour emerges from the interaction of a multitude of computationally unsophisticated (one might even say dumb) units. Is this claim justified? Arguments against Connectionism Neural networks are not actually biologically plausible, e.g. problems with