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Desmond C Ong¹, Tan Zhi-Xuan², Joshua B Tenenbaum²

¹Department of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA desmond.ong@utexas.edu https://cascoglab.psy.utexas.edu/desmond/.

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Probabilistic programming offers a unified framework for understanding human cognition. Integrating Connectionist and Bayesian methods can enhance meta-learning approaches.

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Area of Science:

Cognitive Science
Artificial Intelligence
Computational Neuroscience

Background:

Human cognition integrates probabilistic, symbolic, and data-driven elements.
Probabilistic programming (PP) has emerged as a powerful formalism for modeling these aspects.
Existing approaches to cognitive modeling often focus on specific aspects, lacking a unified framework.

Purpose of the Study:

To summarize recent advancements in probabilistic programming for cognitive science.
To compare probabilistic programming with meta-learning, highlighting key differences.
To propose enhancements for meta-learning by incorporating diverse theoretical perspectives.

Main Methods:

Review of recent literature on probabilistic programming in cognitive modeling.
Comparative analysis of probabilistic programming and meta-learning frameworks.
Conceptual integration of Connectionist and Bayesian approaches within meta-learning.

Main Results:

Probabilistic programming provides a unifying formalism for probabilistic, symbolic, and data-driven aspects of cognition.
Significant differences exist between PP and meta-learning regarding flexibility, statistical assumptions, and inferences about cognitive units (cognitons).
Meta-learning can be potentially improved by incorporating both Connectionist and Bayesian perspectives.

Conclusions:

Probabilistic programming represents a significant step towards a unified theory of cognition.
A more robust meta-learning framework can be achieved by embracing a broader range of computational and statistical approaches.
Future research should explore the synergistic potential of integrating diverse modeling paradigms in cognitive science.