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Neural representations supporting generalization under continual learning

2026-01-08

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Abstraction and generalization are essential for flexible decision-making in novel situations. Recent work in humans and monkeys has shown how abstract variables are encoded by the representational geometry of neural population activity. However, these observations—which are typically made after learning has converged—demonstrate the product of abstraction, but not the process by which abstract knowledge is lear...

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Literature Corpus work: 57bb4a73-a79a-51f3-9a58-9422e1191f65
DOI: 10.64898/2026.01.07.698044

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