A useful approach to better understand the mechanisms underlying cognitive development has been that of constructive artificial neural networks (CANNs). This thesis presents several CANN models that contribute to our understanding of two typical and abnormal developmental phenomena.The first two manuscripts explore the mechanisms underlying false-belief (FB) task transitions. Typically-developing preschoolers go through two transitions on verbal FB tasks, in which they have to say where an agent will search to find (approach) or avoid (avoidance) an object that was moved from location A to location B in the agent's absence. Transition 1 occurs as children go from failure to success on the approach task, and Transition 2 occurs as children g...
L'objectif de cette thèse a été d'investiguer la question de la généralité et de l'automatisation de...
Les personnes ayant un trouble du spectre autistique (TSA) manifestent des particularités perceptive...
The main objectives of the studies performed in this thesis were: 1) To investigate the interindivid...
Several factors, at different scales, support learning: molecular (genetic), cerebral (neural networ...
The concept of “embodied cognition” considers that the classical Perception-Cognition-Action archite...
The term "developmental cognitive neuroscience" emerged during the last decade to encapsulate an exc...
We live in an uncertain world, yet our survival depends on how quickly and accurately we can make de...
Following the successful use of deep learning (DL) in the field of computer vision and natural langu...
How can we accumulate knowledge on brain functions? How can we leverage years of research in functio...
Part one of this PhD explored executive functions (EF) and related impairments after childhood sever...
Memory provides a record of past experience that can help an organism predict future events and thus...
Certain theories of cognitive function postulate a neural system for processing meaning, independent...
The study of the neuroplasticity (NP) has been emphasized to improve the comprehension of pathophysi...
The field of affective computing, which has been growing rapidly over the last few decades, aims to ...
Deep Learning, as a field has tried to build networks that can perform intelligent tasks that previo...
L'objectif de cette thèse a été d'investiguer la question de la généralité et de l'automatisation de...
Les personnes ayant un trouble du spectre autistique (TSA) manifestent des particularités perceptive...
The main objectives of the studies performed in this thesis were: 1) To investigate the interindivid...
Several factors, at different scales, support learning: molecular (genetic), cerebral (neural networ...
The concept of “embodied cognition” considers that the classical Perception-Cognition-Action archite...
The term "developmental cognitive neuroscience" emerged during the last decade to encapsulate an exc...
We live in an uncertain world, yet our survival depends on how quickly and accurately we can make de...
Following the successful use of deep learning (DL) in the field of computer vision and natural langu...
How can we accumulate knowledge on brain functions? How can we leverage years of research in functio...
Part one of this PhD explored executive functions (EF) and related impairments after childhood sever...
Memory provides a record of past experience that can help an organism predict future events and thus...
Certain theories of cognitive function postulate a neural system for processing meaning, independent...
The study of the neuroplasticity (NP) has been emphasized to improve the comprehension of pathophysi...
The field of affective computing, which has been growing rapidly over the last few decades, aims to ...
Deep Learning, as a field has tried to build networks that can perform intelligent tasks that previo...
L'objectif de cette thèse a été d'investiguer la question de la généralité et de l'automatisation de...
Les personnes ayant un trouble du spectre autistique (TSA) manifestent des particularités perceptive...
The main objectives of the studies performed in this thesis were: 1) To investigate the interindivid...