Rational models of cognitive control

  • Authors:
  • Michael C. Mozer

  • Affiliations:
  • Department of Computer Science and Institute of Cognitive Science, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

  • Venue:
  • UC'06 Proceedings of the 5th international conference on Unconventional Computation
  • Year:
  • 2006

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Abstract

Human behavior is remarkably flexible. An individual who drives the same route to work each day easily adjusts for a traffic jam or to pick up lunch. Any theory of human cognition must explain not only routine behavior, but how behavior is flexibly modulated by the current environment and goals. In this extended abstract, we discuss this ability, often referred to as cognitive control.