Perceptual learning without feedback in non-stationary contexts: data and model. Export

@article{citeulike:777938, abstract = {The role of feedback in perceptual learning is probed in an orientation discrimination experiment under destabilizing non-stationary conditions, and explored in a neural-network model. Experimentally, perceptual learning was examined with periodic alteration of a strong external noise context. The speed of learning, the performance loss at each change in external noise context (switch cost), and the asymptotic accuracy d' without feedback were very similar or identical to those with feedback. However, lack of feedback led to higher decision bias (error responses matching the external noise context). In the model, the stimulus representations are constant, whereas the read-out connections to a decision unit learn by a Hebbian plasticity rule that may be augmented by additional feedback input and criterion control of decision bias.}, address = {Department of Cognitive Sciences, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA.}, author = {Petrov, Alexander A. and Dosher, Barbara Anne A. and Lu, Zhong-Lin L.}, citeulike-article-id = {777938}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.visres.2006.03.022}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16697434}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=16697434}, doi = {10.1016/j.visres.2006.03.022}, issn = {0042-6989}, journal = {Vision research}, keywords = {feedback, learning, orientation, sdt}, month = {October}, number = {19}, pages = {3177--3197}, posted-at = {2006-07-28 15:12:49}, priority = {3}, title = {Perceptual learning without feedback in non-stationary contexts: data and model.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.visres.2006.03.022}, volume = {46}, year = {2006} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:777938 L3 - citeulike-article-id:777938 N2 - The role of feedback in perceptual learning is probed in an orientation discrimination experiment under destabilizing non-stationary conditions, and explored in a neural-network model. Experimentally, perceptual learning was examined with periodic alteration of a strong external noise context. The speed of learning, the performance loss at each change in external noise context (switch cost), and the asymptotic accuracy d' without feedback were very similar or identical to those with feedback. However, lack of feedback led to higher decision bias (error responses matching the external noise context). In the model, the stimulus representations are constant, whereas the read-out connections to a decision unit learn by a Hebbian plasticity rule that may be augmented by additional feedback input and criterion control of decision bias. IS - 19 JF - Vision research SN - 0042-6989 AD - Department of Cognitive Sciences, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA. EP - 3197 TI - Perceptual learning without feedback in non-stationary contexts: data and model. VL - 46 SP - 3177 KW - feedback KW - learning KW - orientation KW - sdt AU - Petrov, Alexander AU - Dosher, Barbara Anne AU - Lu, Zhong-Lin PY - 2006/10// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.visres.2006.03.022 ER -