Connectionism and Novel Combinations of Skills: Implications for Cognitive Architecture
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Summary
It is argued that the basic tenets of connectionism, in conjunction with the fact that humans often employ novel combinations of skill modules in rule following and problem solving, lead to the plausible conclusion that, in certain domains, high level cognition requires some form of classical architecture.
- Type
- article
- Published
- 1999-05-01
- Cited by
- 15
- References
- 28
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Keywords
Connectionism, Cognitive architecture, Cognitive science, Argument (complex analysis), Abstraction
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