How variability shapes learning and generalization

L Raviv, G Lupyan, SC Green - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2022 - cell.com
Learning is using past experiences to inform new behaviors and actions. Because all
experiences are unique, learning always requires some generalization. An effective way of …

Contextual inference in learning and memory

JB Heald, M Lengyel, DM Wolpert - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2023 - cell.com
Context is widely regarded as a major determinant of learning and memory across
numerous domains, including classical and instrumental conditioning, episodic memory …

Three types of incremental learning

GM Van de Ven, T Tuytelaars, AS Tolias - Nature Machine Intelligence, 2022 - nature.com
Incrementally learning new information from a non-stationary stream of data, referred to as
'continual learning', is a key feature of natural intelligence, but a challenging problem for …

Understanding implicit sensorimotor adaptation as a process of proprioceptive re-alignment

JS Tsay, H Kim, AM Haith, RB Ivry - Elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
Multiple learning processes contribute to successful goal-directed actions in the face of
changing physiological states, biomechanical constraints, and environmental contexts …

Going beyond primary motor cortex to improve brain–computer interfaces

JA Gallego, TR Makin, SD McDougle - Trends in neurosciences, 2022 - cell.com
Brain–computer interfaces (BCIs) for movement restoration typically decode the user's intent
from neural activity in their primary motor cortex (M1) and use this information to enable …

Exploration-based learning of a stabilizing controller predicts locomotor adaptation

N Seethapathi, BC Clark, M Srinivasan - Nature Communications, 2024 - nature.com
Humans adapt their locomotion seamlessly in response to changes in the body or the
environment. It is unclear how such adaptation improves performance measures like energy …

Competition between parallel sensorimotor learning systems

ST Albert, J Jang, S Modchalingam, B Marius't Hart… - elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
Sensorimotor learning is supported by at least two parallel systems: a strategic process that
benefits from explicit knowledge and an implicit process that adapts subconsciously. How do …

Learning critically drives parkinsonian motor deficits through imbalanced striatal pathway recruitment

THC Cheung, Y Ding, X Zhuang… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Dopamine (DA) loss in Parkinson's disease (PD) causes debilitating motor deficits.
However, dopamine is also widely linked to reward prediction and learning, and the …

Inferring neural activity before plasticity as a foundation for learning beyond backpropagation

Y Song, B Millidge, T Salvatori, T Lukasiewicz… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
For both humans and machines, the essence of learning is to pinpoint which components in
its information processing pipeline are responsible for an error in its output, a challenge that …

Rapid context inference in a thalamocortical model using recurrent neural networks

WL Zheng, Z Wu, A Hummos, GR Yang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Cognitive flexibility is a fundamental ability that enables humans and animals to exhibit
appropriate behaviors in various contexts. The thalamocortical interactions between the …