Connectionist models of cognitive development: where next?
TL;DR: Some of the insights that have come from modeling work are reviewed, focusing on explanations for the shape of change; new views on how knowledge may be represented; and the richness of experience.
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About: This article is published in Trends in Cognitive Sciences. The article was published on 01 Mar 2005. and is currently open access. The article focuses on the topics: Cognitive development & Developmental cognitive neuroscience.
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