Tag: complexity
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When Internal Beliefs Compete with Social Influence: A Complex Systems Approach
Understanding Belief Polarization Through Network Dynamics Our beliefs don’t exist in isolation. Each belief we hold connects to other beliefs within our minds while simultaneously connecting us to others who share or oppose those beliefs. This creates a fascinating “network within a network” structure — our internal belief systems embedded within broader social networks of…
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Beyond Separate Learning Systems: The Case for Excess Capacity
Breaking Down Traditional Boundaries in Learning Models For decades, our understanding of how brains learn has been dominated by dual-system theories. These theories suggest that we need separate, complementary learning systems to handle different types of knowledge — one for individual episodes (specific memories) and another for generalizable rules. Similarly, scientists believed there was an…
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