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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)We present an approach to solving computer vision problems in which the goal is to produce a high-dimensional, pixel-based interpretation of some aspect of the underlying structure of an image. Such tasks have traditionally ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997)
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)One of the fundamental issues in cognitive science is the problem of grounding concepts in the perceptual world. In this thesis, I present a computational theory for how spatial relations are grounded in the perceptual ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)What do words and phrases mean? How do we infer their meaning in a given context? How do we know which sets of words have sensible meanings when combined, as opposed to being nonsense? As language learners and speakers, ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)Ocular dominance (OD) plasticity is a classic example of bidirectional experience-dependent plasticity in the primary visual cortex. This form of plasticity is most robust during early postnatal development (termed the ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)Declarative memory requires the integration and association of multiple input streams within the medial temporal lobe. Understanding the role each neuronal circuit and projection plays in learning and memory is essential ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1987)
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1989)
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1994)
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1992)
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1996)
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)Previous studies using reduced or intact animal preparations suggested that coordinated movements can be generated by appropriate combinations of muscle synergies controlled by the nervous system. However, which areas of ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)The visually evoked potential (VEP) is a local field potential (LFP) evoked in visual cortex in response to visual stimuli. Unlike extracellular single unit recordings, which allow us to probe the function of single spiking ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)The ability to retain multiple items in short-term memory is fundamental for cognition, yet almost nothing is known about its neural basis. To explore the mechanisms underlying this ability, we trained two monkeys to ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)Sequential processing --- using multiple sensory stimuli to plan and control a set of ordered movements --- is a central aspect of human behavior. Because previous and future movements must be stored during the execution ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1992)
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1988)
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)I introduce a new set of natively probabilistic computing abstractions, including probabilistic generalizations of Boolean circuits, backtracking search and pure Lisp. I show how these tools let one compactly specify ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1987)
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)The nature of habits, their formation, expression, and underlying causes have been pondered for centuries. Early definitions, still in use today, posited that habits are actions associated with outcomes that, when repeated, ...
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