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The other hard problem: How to bridge the gap between symbolic and subsymbolic cognition

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 1998

Axel Cleeremans
Axel Cleeremans
Affiliation:
Cognitive Science Research Unit, Université Libre de Bruxelles CP 122, 1050 Bruxelles, Belgiumaxcleer@ulb.ac.be homepages.ulb.ac.be/~axcleer
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Abstract

The constructivist notion that features are purely functional is incompatible with the classical computational metaphor of mind. I suggest that the discontent expressed by Schyns, Goldstone & Thibaut about fixed-features theories of categorization reflects the growing impact of connectionism. Their perspective is similar to recent research on implicit learning, consciousness, and development. A hard problem remains, however: how to bridge the gap between subsymbolic and symbolic cognition.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 21 , Issue 1 , February 1998 , pp. 22 - 23
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© 1998 Cambridge University Press

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