Abstract
We focus on two components of Page's argument in favour of localist representations in connectionist networks: First, we take issue with the claim that localist representations can give rise to generalisation and show that whenever generalisation occurs, distributed representations are involved. Second, we counter the alleged shortcomings of distributed representations and show that their properties are preferable to those of localist approaches.
Translated title of the contribution | The case against distributed representations: Lack of evidence |
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Original language | English |
Pages (from-to) | 476 - 477 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Behavioral and Brain Sciences |
Volume | 23 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Aug 2000 |
Research Groups and Themes
- Cognitive Science