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Computational modeling of analogy: Destined ever to only be metaphor?1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 July 2008

Ann Speed
Ann Speed
Affiliation:
Cognitive and Exploratory Systems Department, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM 87185-1011. [email protected]://www.sandia.gov
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Abstract

The target article by Leech et al. presents a compelling computational theory of analogy-making. However, there is a key difficulty that persists in theoretical treatments of analogy-making, computational and otherwise: namely, the lack of a detailed account of the neurophysiological mechanisms that give rise to analogy behavior. My commentary explores this issue.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 31 , Issue 4 , August 2008 , pp. 397 - 398
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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