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Simple memory: a theory for archicortex

Marr, D., Willshaw, David, McNaughton, Bruce·1991·From the Retina to the Neocortex
DOI 10.1007/978-1-4684-6775-8_5
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It is proposed that the most important characteristic of archicortex is its ability to perform a simple kind of memorizing task. It is shown that rather general numerical constraints roughly determine the dimensions of memorizing models for the mammalian brain, and from these is derived a general model for archicortex. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.

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  • The hippocampus plays a vital role in learning episodic memory by encoding them through a process that separates similar personal experiences and stores them distinctly, thereby minimizing interference between different episodic memory.

    “The hippocampus in the brain plays a vital role in learning episodic memory by encoding them through a process that separates similar personal experiences and stores them distinctly, thereby minimizing interference between different episodic memory [77, 78, 79].”

    From Human-inspired Perspectives: A Survey on AI Long-term Memory (2024) · cites this paper as [77]

  • The hippocampus is involved in the complex process of retrieving specific memory based on cues.

    “The hippocampus of brain is involved in the complex process of retrieving specific memory based on cues [77, 79].”

    From Human-inspired Perspectives: A Survey on AI Long-term Memory (2024) · cites this paper as [77]

  • The hippocampus and cortex of the brain are involved in the encoding of memory, with the hippocampus encoding unique episodic information through its pattern separation properties and the cortex encoding more generalized information through its distributed representations.

    “The hippocampus and cortex of the brain are involved in the encoding of memory, with the hippocampus encoding unique episodic information through its pattern separation properties and the cortex encoding more generalized information through its distributed representations [77, 78, 96, 79].”

    From Human-inspired Perspectives: A Survey on AI Long-term Memory (2024) · cites this paper as [77]

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Authors
Marr, D., Willshaw, D., & McNaughton, B.
Affiliations
  • University of Cambridge (GB)
  • University of Arizona (US)
ORCID
Venue
From the Retina to the Neocortex
Publisher
Birkhäuser Boston
Published
1991
Pages
59-128
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4684-6775-8_5
OpenAlex
W4230890479
Cited by
130
References
3
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 12 · 2024: 13 · 2023: 11 · 2022: 16 · 2021: 15 · 2020: 11 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 1
FWCI
2.63
Type
book chapter
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Birkhäuser Boston eBooks (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › Neural Networks and Applications
Keywords
archicortex, memory models, numerical constraints, brain size, mammalian brain, hippocampus

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