Kochendoerfer 2000: Simulating neural structures of language. An introduction with CD-ROM

Kochendoerfer 2000: Simulating neural structures of language. An introduction with CD-ROM

Contents BioMod Research - Lang-Acqu - Cortical Ling. - Aphasia Members - G. Kochend. - D. Veit - Kochend.    - 1997    - 1998    - 1998(2)    - 1999    - 2000 - Veit    - 2002 Comments Links

G. Kochendoerfer: Simulation neuronaler Strukturen der Sprache. Eine Einfuehrung mit CD-ROM. Simulation des structures neuronales du langage. Une introduction avec CD-ROM [Simulating neural structures of language. An introduction with CD-ROM]. Version française par Matthias Marschall. Tuebingen: Narr 2000 This publication is an introduction to the currently most comprehensive attempt in bridging the gap between knowledge of biological properties of the brain and linguistic observations about human language capacities via simulation experiments. The pattern of discussed subjects starts with explanations of lexical and syntactic structures, basic problems of semantics and elementary processes of language acquisition, ending up in an explanation of the constitution of memory traces. The enclosed CD-ROM includes the complete copy of the texts in the book with coloured pictures, and hyperlinks to all of the almost 60 simulations. Furthermore the CD-ROM contains the simulation-software with all files necessary to watch, modify and expand the given simulations and to construct new simulation experiments. A complete french version is added. (System requirements: Windows 95/98/NT/2000 and a Browser, preferably Netscape 4.x) Order this title via BOL.

Contents:

Preface

Technical notes

1 Simulation models in linguistics
1.1 The problem of theory constitution in linguistics
1.2 Validating models
1.3 Choosing a level of abstraction

2 Neurophysiological basics
2.1 Biology
2.2 Simulation

3 The sequential structure of language
3.1 The problem of modelling sequences in a neural system
3.2 Learning processes I: Divergency
3.3 Learning processes II: Convergency

4 Basic problems in modelling syntactic sequences
4.1 Representing longer sequential elements
4.2 Sequences of sequences: Syntactic hierarchies

5 The "predictive" system
5.1 Syntactic coherency
5.2 Learning mechanisms for establishin top-down-connections

6 Neural representations of concepts: Prototypicality
6.1 The acquisition of concepts in the brain
6.2 Contextual filters
6.3 Prototypicality

7 Speech production and language perception
7.1 Monitoring
7.2 Special learning problems
7.3 Architecture of lexical structures

8 Complex processes
8.1 Episodic memory
8.2 Stuttering

9 Conclusions and perspectives
9.1 Dropping offs
9.2 Chaos and regularity

Appendix: The simulation software
A1 System requirements
A2 Starting the program
A3 Network definition
A4 Input data
A5 Analyses and results of the simulation

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