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David runs his lab at NYU, where they stud`y auditory cognition, speech perception, language, and music. On the heels of the episode with David Glanzman, we discuss the ongoing mystery regarding how memory works, how to study and think about brains and minds, and the reemergence (perhaps) of the language of thought hypothesis.




Poeppel lab



Twitter: @davidpoeppel.



Related papers

We don’t know how the brain stores anything, let alone words.



Memory in humans and deep language models: Linking hypotheses for model augmentation.



The neural ingredients for a language of thought are available.






0:00 - Intro
11:17 - Across levels
14:598 - Nature of memory
24:12 - Using the right tools for the right question
35:46 - LLMs, what they need, how they've shaped David's thoughts
44:55 - Across levels
54:07 - Speed of progress
1:02:21 - Neuroethology and mental illness - patreon
1:24:42 - Language of Thought