Lecture ' Statistical learning as an individual ability ' by Ram Frost

On September 5 the lecture 'Statistical learning as an individual ability' by Ram Frost (Department of Psychology, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel) will be held at HSE. The event is organised by the Neurolinguistics Laboratory.

Abstract:

Statistical learning (SL), the ability to extract the distributional properties of sensory input in time and space, is taken to be the main mechanism by which cognitive systems discover the underlying regularities of their environments. SL plays a key role in the segmentation, discrimination, and categorization of visual and auditory input, shaping the basic representations for a wide range of sensory, motor, and cognitive abilities. As such, SL has become a major theoretical construct in cognitive science. In recent years researchers show increased interest in individual abilities in SL. What determines individuals’ efficacy in detecting regularities in sensory input? What does it predict? Is it stable across modalities? We explore these questions by trying to understand the source of variance in performance in a visual SL task through a novel methodology. The theoretical implications for a mechanistic explanation of SL will be discussed.

Working language: English.

Start time: 16.00

Address: 21/4 Staraya Basmannaya ul., building 1, room 510.

If you need a pass to enter the building, please do not forget to bring your passport or ID to the event.