Holographic Reduced Representation : Distributed Representation for Cognitive Structures (Center for the Study of Language and Information - Lecture Notes)

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Summary: Holographic Reduced Representation
Review: This is the first book that I have read over the last ten years that easily explains how data patterns of linguistics formations and relationships (spare matrix representations) can be exposed or represented for specific memory or behavioral patterns. I believe that Tony Plate has clearly explained and illustrated with key graphic examples how the process of Holographic Reduced Representation (HRR) can be used in several different types of human thought structures. I believe HRR could be key in advancing the theoretical practice of decoding, criminal behavior patterns for organized crime, corporate mergers and acquisitions management patterns, physiological profiling, linguistic and behavioral analysis for many forms of human resource selection (e.g., juries, employer profiling, family counseling, shopping habits, etc.).
The chapter on Convolution-based models is exceptional. Tony has now explained to me something I have been trying to express to others for years, which is "the greatest point of CONVOLUTION has many meaningful aspects to the overall data set". I only hope that Mr. Plate will continue to research and write on this new and interesting perspective of pattern representation. I would love to see more and different types of data pattern sets representing many of the thoughts in other areas of science.
I would also encourage people to read "Small Worlds" by Duncan J. Watts and "The Neuroscience of Language" by Friedemann Pluvermuller. Both of these books will help explain what I believe Tony Plate has expressed so clearly about the possibilities of using HRR.