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Peer reviewedHinton, Geoffrey E.; Shallice, Tim – Psychological Review, 1991
In a simulation, the lesioning of a connectionist model that maps orthographic inputs onto semantic features produces several counterintuitive behaviors that are also shown by acquired-dyslexic patients. The similarity strengthens the suggestion that the connectionist approach captures a key aspect of human cognitive processing. (SLD)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Processes, Computer Simulation, Constructivism (Learning)
