Introduction To Research Methods Flashcards
What is the main function of the sensory cortex?
To construct and use highly specific feature detectors, such as those for orientation, motion, and faces
What happens when an adult loses an area of the cerebral cortex?
Very specific and peculiar deficits can result
What happens in cases of incoming sensory information being not enough to lead an unambiguous interpretation?
The cortical networks fill in, which guides much of human behaviour
What is the relationship of the coalition of neurons?
One coalition strives to suppress the activity of neurons that code for other objects in the scene via inhibition and vice versa
What does paying attention result in?
Circumventing the competition between neurons in favour of the attended object
What is the first guiding principle of NCC?
It requires explicit neuronal representations
What is the concept of logical depth of computation?
It is a measure from the theory of computation of the number of steps necessary to come to some conclusion
