Analysis by Synthesis: A (Re-)Emerging Program of Research for Language and Vision

This contribution reviews (some of) the history of analysis by synthesis, an approach to perception and comprehension articulated in the 1950s. Whereas much research has focused on bottom-up, feed-forward, inductive mechanisms, analysis by synthesis as a heuristic model emphasizes a balance of botto...

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Main Authors: Thomas G. Bever, David Poeppel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Biolinguistics 2010-09-01
Series:Biolinguistics
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Online Access:http://biolinguistics.eu/index.php/biolinguistics/article/view/162