An integrated neural model of semantic memory, lexical retrieval and category formation, based on a distributed feature representation

Cognitive Neurodynamics

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 183-207

  Ursino, Mauro ^a   Cuppini, Cristiano ^a   Magosso, Elisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Computational modeling; Excitation inhibition; Gamma band synchronization; Hebbian learning rules; Lexical semantic relationships

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; EXCITATORY JUNCTION POTENTIAL; INFORMATION SCIENCE; LEARNING THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; SEMANTIC MEMORY; WORD RECOGNITION;

EID: 80051800224     PISSN: 18714080     EISSN: 18714099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11571-011-9154-0     Document Type: Article

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