Multilevel development of cognitive abilities in an artificial neural network.

ABSTRACT: Several neuronal mechanisms have been proposed to account for the formation of cognitive abilities through postnatal interactions with the physical and sociocultural environment. Here, we introduce a three-level computational model of information processing and acquisition of cognitive abilities. We propose minimal architectural requirements to build these levels, and how the parameters affect their performance and relationships. The first sensorimotor level handles local nonconscious processing, here during a visual classification task. The second level or cognitive level globally integrates the information from multiple local processors via long-ranged connections and synthesizes it in a global, but still nonconscious, manner. The third and cognitively highest level handles the informati

SUBMITTER: Volzhenin K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9522351 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature