Artificial learners of objects and names

Naming requires recognition. Recognition requires the ability to categorize objects and events. What mechanisms in the brain underlie the unfolding of these capacities? In this article, we describe a neural network model in which artificially created individuals are exposed to visual stimuli and vocal sounds and are tested in experiments like human children. The model simulates, in a biologically plausible way, the process by which infants learn how to recognize objects and words through experience.