SHORT-TERM PRIMING To select relevant information from the world we need a system capable of tracking outside events and internal goals in space and time. We have detailed a short-term priming mechanism that is constantly adjusted over time -- the traces for repeatedly important features get strengthened, and for those that are no longer important get weakened. |
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The simple summation properties of this mechanism allow it to function as a frequency estimator. More frequent relevant events produce a stronger memory trace than less frequent events. |
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