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Simulation suggests image theory precision
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Images can be precisely described computational data structures. This is not just a vague picture in the head metaphor, because operations on these data structures (such as rotation and scanning) can be simulated on a computer.
Stephen Kosslyn, Stephen Pinker, George E. Smith, and Steven P. Schwartz, 1979.
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Artificial Intelligence »
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence☜A collaboratively editable version of Robert Horns brilliant and pioneering debate map Can Computers Think?—exploring 50 years of philosophical argument about the possibility of computer thought.☜F1CEB7
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Can computers think? [1] »
Can computers think? [1]
Can computers think? [1]☜Can a computational system possess all important elements of human thinking or understanding? ☜FFB597
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No: computers can't understand images [5b] »
No: computers can't understand images [5b]
No: computers can't understand images [5b]☜Computers cant think because they cant use images in the way that people do. Computers can only deal with formal symbolic information.☜59C6EF
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Images represented by filled cells in an array »
Images represented by filled cells in an array
Images represented by filled cells in an array☜Cells in a matrix inside a machine’s memory function as if they were arranged in a visual array. Images correspond to filled cells within such an array. Array-based sensory patterns are interpreted by higher-level systems. ☜EF597B
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Images are Quasi-pictorial representations »
Images are Quasi-pictorial representations
Images are Quasi-pictorial representations☜Images are quasi-pictorial entities with special properties that correspond to those of their correlated physical objects. Images possess structure by virtue of their ties to higher-perceptual processes.☜98CE71
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Image Psychology »
Image Psychology
Image Psychology☜Members of the image school of psychology claim that images play an essential role in thinking. ☜98CE71
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The definition of image is too vague »
The definition of image is too vague
The definition of image is too vague☜The notion of image has no clear meaning except by association with the commonsense notion of a picture—which misleads the study of mind as it implies a spatial geometric figure is somehow actually present in the brain when we perceive an image.☜EF597B
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Simulation suggests image theory precision
Simulation suggests image theory precision☜Images can be precisely described computational data structures. This is not just a vague picture in the head metaphor, because operations on these data structures (such as rotation and scanning) can be simulated on a computer.☜EF597B
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Computational theories are inadequate »
Computational theories are inadequate
Computational theories are inadequate☜Kosslyn’s theory fails to explain the developmental origins of images and their stimulus conditions—assuming some units are primitive without explanation. Operational approaches are better—producing factual information rather than mere formal models.☜EF597B
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Stephen Kosslyn
Stephen Kosslyn☜Arguments advanced by Stephen Kosslyn.☜FFFACD
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