MOSKOWITZ%TSD@atc.bendix.COM (LEN MOSKOWITZ) (05/21/87)
I'm working on a memory model that learns concepts from scratch. Given events consisting of sensory input (e.g. for the vision modality, some description of scenes), it will (hopefully) learn appropriate groupings of features that define concepts. I am looking for sets of primitives that can describe sensory perceptions. The primitives need not be "correct" nor "exhaustive" when evaluated for psychological/perceptual validity, but they should be "adequate" to describe the range of features they apply to. I have one set of visual primitives (Irving Biederman's from SUNY Buffalo's Psych department) that may handle volumetric descriptions of objects describable by count nouns. To fill out the vision primitives, I think I need textural, motion, size, orientation, and color/brightness/contrast primitives too. I'm also looking for perceptual primitives for the other sensory modalities (aural, tactile, olfactory, kinesthetic...). Any pointers would be greatly appreciated. Len Moskowitz moskowitz@bendix.com (CSnet) moskowitz%bendix.com@relay.cs.net (ARPAnet) moskowit@topaz.rutgers.edu (alternate ARPAnet) rutgers!topaz!moskowit (uucp)