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Simple Recurrent Networks: Teaching AI Language Without a Grammar Book

Discover how Jeffrey Elman’s simple recurrent networks function. These groundbreaking AI models learn to find hidden grammar and structure in language, all without explicit rules.

By George Semaan • September 18, 2025

Cognitive Science

Unconscious Mental Imagery: Exploring the Hidden World of Aphantasia

Can unconscious mental imagery exist? A new paper explores the evidence for a ‘blind mind’s eye’ in aphantasia, questioning if some people have images they just aren’t aware of.

By George Semaan • September 17, 2025

Neuroscience

The Hierarchically Mechanistic Mind: A Unified Theory of the Brain

Hierarchically Mechanistic Mind (HMM) is a groundbreaking theory that integrates neuroscience and psychology to explain the brain as a prediction-minimizing system.

By George Semaan • September 17, 2025