Will ‘Rubi the Robot’ Be the Ultimate Teacher’s Aide?
Q&A with TERRENCE J. SEJNOWSKI, Ph.D. Institute of Neural Computation, University of California, San Diego Computational Neurobiology Laboratory and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Salk Institute for Biological Sciences Member, Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives Q: You recently co-authored a review paper for Science[i] entitled “Foundations for a New Science of Learning.” What do you mean by “new science of learning?” A: The new science of learning describes an emerging discipline that is applying sophisticated computational models to more traditional approaches to understanding learning, with the ultimate goal of improving educational practice. The old science of learning has been largely based on animal behavior and child development. Neuroscientists have uncovered the brain mechanisms underlying several different kinds of learning, including motor learning, implicit learning, and how knowledge of facts and events is attained. We’ve parsed the different memory systems and are now b
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