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A cognitive architecture for inner speech
Antonio ChellaArianna Pipitonesubject
Cognitive scienceSettore ING-INF/05 - Sistemi Di Elaborazione Delle InformazioniComputer scienceWorking memoryCognitive Neurosciencemedia_common.quotation_subjectInner speechExperimental and Cognitive PsychologyContext (language use)Cognition02 engineering and technologyCognitive architectureCognitive architecture03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineArtificial IntelligencePerception0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering020201 artificial intelligence & image processingBaddeley's model of working memoryEvent calculus030217 neurology & neurosurgerySoftwareHumanoid robotmedia_commondescription
Abstract A cognitive architecture for inner speech is presented. It is based on the Standard Model of Mind, integrated with modules for self-talking. Briefly, the working memory of the proposed architecture includes the phonological loop as a component which manages the exchanging information between the phonological store and the articulatory control system. The inner dialogue is modeled as a loop where the phonological store hears the inner voice produced by the hidden articulator process. A central executive module drives the whole system, and contributes to the generation of conscious thoughts by retrieving information from long-term memory. The surface form of thoughts thus emerges by the phonological loop. Once a conscious thought is elicited by inner speech, the perception of new context takes place and then repeating the cognitive loop. A preliminary formalization of some of the described processes by event calculus, and early results of their implementation on the humanoid robot Pepper by SoftBank Robotics are discussed.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-01 |