Schyns, P.G. , Gosselin, F. and Smith, M. (2009) Information processing algorithms in the brain. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 13(1), pp. 20-26. (doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2008.09.008) (PMID:19070533)
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Publisher's URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2008.09.008
Abstract
If the brain is a machine that processes information, then its cognitive activity can be interpreted as a set of information processing states linking stimulus to response (i.e. as a mechanism or an algorithm). The cornerstone of this research agenda is the existence of a method to translate the measurable states of brain activity into the information processing states of a cognitive theory. Here, we contend that reverse correlation methods can provide this translation and we frame the transitions between information processing states in the context of automata theory. We illustrate, using examples from visual cognition, how this novel framework can be applied to understand the information processing algorithms of the brain in cognitive neuroscience.
Item Type: | Articles |
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Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Schyns, Professor Philippe |
Authors: | Schyns, P.G., Gosselin, F., and Smith, M. |
College/School: | College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Psychology & Neuroscience College of Science and Engineering > School of Psychology |
Journal Name: | Trends in Cognitive Sciences |
Publisher: | Elsevier Ltd. |
ISSN: | 1364-6613 |
ISSN (Online): | 1879-307X |
Published Online: | 12 December 2008 |
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