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2007
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Foundations of Representation: Where Might Graphical Symbol Systems Come From?
It has been suggested that iconic graphical signs evolve into symbolic graphical signs through repeated usage. This article reports a series of interactive graphical communication...
Simon Garrod, Nicolas Fay, John Lee, Jon Oberlande...
COGSCI
2007
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The Effect of Information Overlap on Communication Effectiveness
It makes sense that the more information people share, the better they communicate. To evaluate the effect of knowledge overlap on the effectiveness of communication, participants...
Shali Wu, Boaz Keysar
COGSCI
2007
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The Brain Is Both Neurocomputer and Quantum Computer
In their article, Is the Brain a Quantum Computer,? Litt, Eliasmith, Kroon, Weinstein, and Thagard (2006) criticize the Penrose–Hameroff “Orch OR” quantum computational mode...
Stuart R. Hameroff
COGSCI
2007
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Language Evolution by Iterated Learning With Bayesian Agents
Languages are transmitted from person to person and generation to generation via a process of iterated learning: people learn a language from other people who once learned that la...
Thomas L. Griffiths, Michael L. Kalish
COGSCI
2007
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Explaining Color Term Typology With an Evolutionary Model
An expression-induction model was used to simulate the evolution of basic color terms to test Berlin and Kay’s (1969) hypothesis that the typological patterns observed in basic ...
Mike Dowman