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Joined: Aug. 2009  (Permalink) Posted: Aug. 11 2010,14:15   
Quote (Henry J @ Aug. 11 2010,19:29) To figure out if language
can be learned incrementally, just build a computer with a
neural net, some sensors and manipulators, and an output device,
and see if the thing can be taught a language.  Most of the
common neural nets don't actually learn, they get trained or
configured using various techniques (like evolution)  there are
some types of network that include rules to model learning
mechanisms - like adjusting synaptic connections based on firing
rate - but there is still a bit of a gap between what the nets
do and what biology does. (although I'm a few years out of date
in my neural net knowledge)  There is also the question of
archetecture.  the brain is not a uniform structure, it has a
lot of variety from the start and some of this may affect how
and what it is able to learn.  Even if we have a neural net
capable of learning it still might