What mechanisms determine the time course of learning itself and what general principles explain the dynamics of learning across multiple scales and domains?
(Initiative Coordinators: Terry Sejnowski, Thomas Palmeri, and Tony Bell)
 
Learning takes place on multiple time scales, at multiple levels, in a variety of domains, relying upon a diversity of brain systems. Are there general principles about the temporal dynamics of learning across scales, levels, domains, and systems that can be unified into a coherent theoretical framework? 
 
Strand 4.1: Are there general principles about the temporal dynamics of learning that can be unified into a coherent theoretical framework?

Strand 4.2: What factors determine rates of learning and duration of memories?
 
Strand 4.3: How do animals or people adapt to a changing environment?

 

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