@inproceedings{05cffb8297ae460d84cea41b8f1957a3,
title = "Simulating the Temporal Dynamics of Learning-Related Shifts in Generalization Gradients with a Single-Layer Perceptron",
abstract = "Neural network models have been used extensively to model perceptual learning and the effects of discrimination training on generalization, as well as to explore natural classification mechanisms. Here we assess the ability of existing models to account for the time course of generalization shifts that occur when individuals learn to distinguish sounds. A set of simulations demonstrates that commonly used single-layer networks do not predict transitory shifts in generalization over the course of training, but that such dynamics can be accounted for when the output functions of these networks are modified to mimic the properties of cortical tuning curves. The simulations further suggest that prudent selection of training criteria can allow for more precise predictions of learning-related shifts in generalization gradients in behavioral experiments.",
keywords = "discrimination learning, neural network, peak shift, perceptual learning, representation, similarity",
author = "Wisniewski, \{Matthew G.\} and Guillette, \{Lauren M.\} and Radell, \{Milen L.\} and Sturdy, \{Christopher B.\} and Eduardo Mercado",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} CogSci 2011.; 33rd Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society: Expanding the Space of Cognitive Science, CogSci 2011 ; Conference date: 20-07-2011 Through 23-07-2011",
year = "2011",
language = "English",
series = "Expanding the Space of Cognitive Science - Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, CogSci 2011",
publisher = "The Cognitive Science Society",
pages = "3403--3408",
editor = "Laura Carlson and Christoph Hoelscher and Shipley, \{Thomas F.\}",
booktitle = "Expanding the Space of Cognitive Science - Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, CogSci 2011",
}