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An Introduction to Learning and Memory
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2023
Learning is the process of acquiring new information and memory is the retention or storage of that information. Different types of learning, such as non-associative and associative learning, and different types of memory, such as long-term and short-term memory, have been associated with human behaviors. Studying these components in detail helps behavioral scientists understand the neural mechanisms behind these two complex phenomena. JoVE's overview on learning and memory introduces common...
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Visual Statistical Learning
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2023
Source: Laboratory of Jonathan Flombaum—Johns Hopkins University The visual environment contains massive amounts of information involving the relations between objects in space and time; certain objects are more likely to appear in the vicinity of other objects. Learning these regularities can support a wide array of visual processing, including object recognition. Unsurprisingly, then, humans appear to learn these regularities automatically, quickly, and without conscious awareness. The name...
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Ensemble Force Spectroscopy by Shear Forces
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2022
Ensemble force spectroscopy (EFS) is a robust technique for mechanical unfolding and real-time sensing of an ensemble set of biomolecular structures in biophysical and biosensing fields.
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Quantifying Learning in Young Infants: Tracking Leg Actions During a Discovery-learning Task
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2015
A method is described in which 3-4 month old infants learn a task by discovery and their leg movements are captured to quantify the learning process.
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Motor Learning in Mirror Drawing
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2023
Source: Laboratory of Jonathan Flombaum—Johns Hopkins University Colloquially, the terms learning and memory encompass a broad range of behaviors and mental systems, everything from learning to tie a shoe to mastering calculus (and a lot in between). Experimental psychologists have divided up learning mechanisms into groups that seem to have different properties, and that seem to rely on different brain systems. A major division is between declarative and non-declarative memory, roughly, the...
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Bagging and boosting improve predictions through different error-control strategies. Bagging trains models on resampled data and aggregates their outputs, which helps reduce variance, or sensitivity to the particular data used. Boosting trains models sequentially, with later models correcting earlier errors, thereby reducing bias. This distinction helps engineers choose between stabilizing predictions and correcting systematic shortcomings.
The aggregation rule determines how individual model outputs become one result. Voting selects the most supported prediction, averaging combines numerical outputs, and weighted combination gives some models greater influence than others. These alternatives allow an ensemble to reflect the type of prediction and the relative value of its component models, rather than treating every output identically.
Combining models can make a prediction more robust and reliable because weaknesses in individual learners are balanced across the ensemble. This matters when engineering data are complex or noisy, conditions in which one model may provide an unstable or incomplete representation. The ensemble approach therefore aims to improve accuracy without depending entirely on a single model's behavior.
A practical workflow begins by establishing multiple base learners, then choosing whether to train them on resampled data or in a sequential error-correction process. Their outputs are subsequently combined through voting, averaging, or weighting. The final result should be interpreted as an aggregated prediction, whose purpose is to improve accuracy, robustness, and reliability relative to a single learner.
Engineering teams can apply ensemble learning to fault detection, predictive maintenance, and quality control. In these settings, the method can combine evidence from complex or noisy data to support predictions about faults, maintenance needs, or product quality. Its value lies in improving the reliability of data-driven outputs used to monitor systems and guide operational decisions.
System modeling and risk assessment are additional applications. For system modeling, aggregated predictions can represent relationships in complex engineering data more reliably than one model may manage. In risk assessment, improved robustness and accuracy can support more dependable judgments under uncertain or noisy conditions. The resulting evidence can support data-driven decision-making.