Vocal imitation in sensorimotor learning models: a comparative review
Sensorimotor learning represents a challenging problem for natural and artificial systems.
Several computational models have been proposed to explain the neural and cognitive …
Several computational models have been proposed to explain the neural and cognitive …
[HTML][HTML] Simulating vocal learning of spoken language: Beyond imitation
Computational approaches have an important role to play in understanding the complex
process of speech acquisition, in general, and have recently been popular in studies of …
process of speech acquisition, in general, and have recently been popular in studies of …
Learning to produce syllabic speech sounds via reward-modulated neural plasticity
AS Warlaumont, MK Finnegan - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
At around 7 months of age, human infants begin to reliably produce well-formed syllables
containing both consonants and vowels, a behavior called canonical babbling. Over …
containing both consonants and vowels, a behavior called canonical babbling. Over …
Decode, Move and Speak! Self-supervised Learning of Speech Units, Gestures, and Sound Relationships Using Vocal Imitation
Speech learning encompasses mastering a complex motor system to produce speech
sounds from articulatory gestures while simultaneously uncovering discrete units that …
sounds from articulatory gestures while simultaneously uncovering discrete units that …
Goal-directed exploration for learning vowels and syllables: a computational model of speech acquisition
A Philippsen - KI-Künstliche Intelligenz, 2021 - Springer
Infants learn to speak rapidly during their first years of life, gradually improving from simple
vowel-like sounds to larger consonant-vowel complexes. Learning to control their vocal tract …
vowel-like sounds to larger consonant-vowel complexes. Learning to control their vocal tract …
Articulatory Copy Synthesis Based on the Speech Synthesizer VocalTractLab and Convolutional Recurrent Neural Networks
Articulatory copy synthesis (ACS) refers to the synthetic reproduction of natural utterances.
The existing methods of ACS have the limitations of poor generalizability for unknown …
The existing methods of ACS have the limitations of poor generalizability for unknown …
Seeing [u] aids vocal learning: Babbling and imitation of vowels using a 3D vocal tract model, reinforcement learning, and reservoir computing
We present a model of imitative vocal learning consisting of two stages. First, the infant is
exposed to the ambient language and forms auditory knowledge of the speech items to be …
exposed to the ambient language and forms auditory knowledge of the speech items to be …
Artificial vocal learning guided by phoneme recognition and visual information
PK Krug, P Birkholz, B Gerazov… - … on Audio, Speech …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper introduces a paradigm shift regarding vocal learning simulations, in which the
communicative function of speech acquisition determines the learning process and …
communicative function of speech acquisition determines the learning process and …
A predictive coding framework for a developmental agent: Speech motor skill acquisition and speech production
S Najnin, B Banerjee - Speech Communication, 2017 - Elsevier
Predictive coding has been hypothesized as a universal principle guiding the operation in
different brain areas. In this paper, a predictive coding framework for a developmental agent …
different brain areas. In this paper, a predictive coding framework for a developmental agent …
[HTML][HTML] Artificial vocal learning guided by speech recognition: What it may tell us about how children learn to speak
It has long been a mystery how children learn to speak without formal instructions. Previous
research has used computational modelling to help solve the mystery by simulating vocal …
research has used computational modelling to help solve the mystery by simulating vocal …