Zaslavsky, Noga

Efficient compression in color naming and its evolution

Zaslavsky, N., Kemp, C., Regier, T., & Tishby, N. (2018) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Categorization, perception, and languageLanguage and cultural evolution

Cited by 178

Artificial neural network language models predict human brain responses to language even after a developmentally realistic amount of training

Hosseini, E. A., Schrimpf, M., Zhang, Y., Bowman, S., Zaslavsky, N., & Fedorenko, E. (2024) · Neurobiology of Language

Neurobiology of Language and BilingualismLanguage Development and Disorders

Cited by 63

Semantic categories of artifacts and animals reflect efficient coding

Zaslavsky, N., Regier, T., Tishby, N., & Kemp, C. (2019) · arXiv

Categorization, perception, and languageLanguage and cultural evolution

Cited by 55

The forms and meanings of grammatical markers support efficient communication

Mollica, F., Bacon, G., Zaslavsky, N., Xu, Y., Regier, T., & Kemp, C. (2021) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic VariationLanguage and cultural evolution

Cited by 42

The evolution of color naming reflects pressure for efficiency: Evidence from the recent past

Zaslavsky, N., Garvin, K., Kemp, C., Tishby, N., & Regier, T. (2022) · Journal of Language Evolution

Categorization, perception, and languageLanguage and cultural evolution

Cited by 23

Information-Theoretic Principles in the Evolution of Semantic Systems

Zaslavsky, N. (2020) · Unpublished

Language and cultural evolutionComplex Systems and Dynamics

Cited by 14

Universality of representation in biological and artificial neural networks

Hosseini, E., Casto, C., Zaslavsky, N., Conwell, C., Richardson, M., & Fedorenko, E. (2024) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Neural Networks and ApplicationsDomain Adaptation and Few-Shot Learning

Cited by 10

Towards Human-Like Emergent Communication via Utility, Informativeness, and Complexity

Tucker, M., Shah, J., Levy, R., & Zaslavsky, N. (2025) · Open Mind

Language and cultural evolutionEvolutionary Algorithms and Applications

Cited by 2