Dyslexia

Project: dyslex.proj
Emergent version: 4.0.19

More info, MDS, etc.: http://zales.wikidot.com/eksperyment-2

Concrete and abstract words

dyslex-words.gif

source: O'Reilly, R.C., Munakata, Y.: Computational Explorations in Cognitive Neuroscience. MIT Press (2000)

Activation in Phonology layer

Layer statistics:

  • units: 98
  • groups: 6
  • units per group: 14

Data: all | rent | cost | tent | tart | wave

dyslex-phonology-all.pngdyslex-phonology-all-0.2_0.5.png

Activation in Semantics layer

Layer statistics:

  • units: 140
  • groups: 2
  • units per group: 70

Data: all | rent | cost | tent | tart | wave

dyslex-semantics-all.pngdyslex-semantics-all-0.2_0.5.png

Activation in Semantics layer with increased noise

Variance of the Gaussian noise kernel in the activation function NOISY XX1 was increased gradually from 0.007 to 1.
Variable corresponding to this variance is nvar in DyslexiaNet->specs->LeabraUnit panel.
Emergent standard value for nvar is 0.005 (all above plots where done using this value).
In all cases the same parameters where used for Gaussian membership functions (see axis labels for details).

nvar = 0.007
dyslex-semantics-noisyxx1_var0.007.png

nvar = 0.008
dyslex-semantics-noisyxx1_var0.008.png

nvar = 0.01
dyslex-semantics-noisyxx1_var0.01.png

nvar = 0.02
dyslex-semantics-noisyxx1_var0.02.png

nvar = 0.03
dyslex-semantics-noisyxx1_var0.03.png

nvar = 0.04
dyslex-semantics-noisyxx1_var0.04.png

nvar = 0.08
dyslex-semantics-noisyxx1_var0.08.png

nvar = 0.2
dyslex-semantics-noisyxx1_var0.2.png

nvar = 1
dyslex-semantics-noisyxx1_var1.png

Activation in Semantics layer with increased noise (correlated words)

nvar = 0.005 (default value)
dyslex-semantics-corr-noisyxx1_var0.005.png

nvar = 0.01
dyslex-semantics-corr-noisyxx1_var0.01.png

nvar = 0.02
dyslex-semantics-corr-noisyxx1_var0.02.png

nvar = 0.03
dyslex-semantics-corr-noisyxx1_var0.03.png

nvar = 0.04
dyslex-semantics-corr-noisyxx1_var0.04.png

nvar = 0.08
dyslex-semantics-corr-noisyxx1_var0.08.png

nvar = 0.2
dyslex-semantics-corr-noisyxx1_var0.2.png

nvar = 1
dyslex-semantics-corr-noisyxx1_var1.png