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Active inference, selective attention, and the cocktail party problem

2021-04-12

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<p>In this paper, we introduce a new generative model for an active inference account of preparatory and selective attention, in the context of a classic ‘cocktail party’ paradigm. In this setup, two talkers speak simultaneously and an instructive spatial cue directs attention to the left or right talker. We use this generative model to test competing hypotheses about the way that human listeners direct preparator...

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b21ae786-0cd6-5467-a1b6-206bb622a7c1
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10.31234/osf.io/2rzu5
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