Dissociating language and thought in large language models
Large language models (LLMs) have come closest among all models to date to mastering
human language, yet opinions about their linguistic and cognitive capabilities remain split …
human language, yet opinions about their linguistic and cognitive capabilities remain split …
How efficiency shapes human language
Cognitive science applies diverse tools and perspectives to study human language.
Recently, an exciting body of work has examined linguistic phenomena through the lens of …
Recently, an exciting body of work has examined linguistic phenomena through the lens of …
The bouba/kiki effect is robust across cultures and writing systems
The bouba/kiki effect—the association of the nonce word bouba with a round shape and kiki
with a spiky shape—is a type of correspondence between speech sounds and visual …
with a spiky shape—is a type of correspondence between speech sounds and visual …
[图书][B] Cognitive gadgets: The cultural evolution of thinking
C Heyes - 2018 - books.google.com
“This is an important book and likely the most thoughtful of the year in the social sciences...
Highly recommended, it is likely to prove one of the most thought-provoking books of the …
Highly recommended, it is likely to prove one of the most thought-provoking books of the …
A novel machine learning method for multiaxial fatigue life prediction: Improved adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system
J Gao, F Heng, Y Yuan, Y Liu - International Journal of Fatigue, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, a neuro-fuzzy-based machine learning method is developed to predict the
multiaxial fatigue life of various metallic materials. First, the fuzzy inference system and …
multiaxial fatigue life of various metallic materials. First, the fuzzy inference system and …
[图书][B] The secret of our success: How culture is driving human evolution, domesticating our species, and making us smarter
J Henrich - 2016 - degruyter.com
Humans are a puzzling species. On the one hand, we struggle to survive on our own in the
wild, often failing to overcome even basic challenges, like obtaining food, building shelters …
wild, often failing to overcome even basic challenges, like obtaining food, building shelters …
[PDF][PDF] Why only us: Language and evolution
RC Berwick - 2016 - researchgate.net
Berwick and Chomsky draw on recent developments in linguistic theory to offer an
evolutionary account of language and humans' remarkable, species-specific ability to …
evolutionary account of language and humans' remarkable, species-specific ability to …
A brief history of bioinformatics
J Gauthier, AT Vincent, SJ Charette… - Briefings in …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
It is easy for today's students and researchers to believe that modern bioinformatics
emerged recently to assist next-generation sequencing data analysis. However, the very …
emerged recently to assist next-generation sequencing data analysis. However, the very …
Origins of music in credible signaling
Music comprises a diverse category of cognitive phenomena that likely represent both the
effects of psychological adaptations that are specific to music (eg, rhythmic entrainment) and …
effects of psychological adaptations that are specific to music (eg, rhythmic entrainment) and …
The now-or-never bottleneck: A fundamental constraint on language
MH Christiansen, N Chater - Behavioral and brain sciences, 2016 - cambridge.org
Memory is fleeting. New material rapidly obliterates previous material. How, then, can the
brain deal successfully with the continual deluge of linguistic input? We argue that, to deal …
brain deal successfully with the continual deluge of linguistic input? We argue that, to deal …