@inproceedings{a6d78894aade41d3a3f9c18c2f7b8e5a,
title = "A Bayesian analysis of dynamics in free recall",
abstract = "We develop a probabilistic model of human memory performance in free recall experiments. In these experiments, a subject first studies a list of words and then tries to recall them. To model these data, we draw on both previous psychological research and statistical topic models of text documents. We assume that memories are formed by assimilating the semantic meaning of studied words (represented as a distribution over topics) into a slowly changing latent context (represented in the same space). During recall, this context is reinstated and used as a cue for retrieving studied words. By conceptualizing memory retrieval as a dynamic latent variable model, we are able to use Bayesian inference to represent uncertainty and reason about the cognitive processes underlying memory. We present a particle filter algorithm for performing approximate posterior inference, and evaluate our model on the prediction of recalled words in experimental data. By specifying the model hierarchically, we are also able to capture inter-subject variability.",
author = "Richard Socher and Gershman, {Samuel J.} and Perotte, {Adler J.} and Sederberg, {Per B.} and Blei, {David M.} and Norman, {Kenneth A.}",
year = "2009",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9781615679119",
series = "Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems 22 - Proceedings of the 2009 Conference",
publisher = "Neural Information Processing Systems",
pages = "1714--1722",
booktitle = "Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems 22 - Proceedings of the 2009 Conference",
note = "23rd Annual Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems, NIPS 2009 ; Conference date: 07-12-2009 Through 10-12-2009",
}