K-lines

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K-lines are a cognitive theory construct proposed by Marvin Minsky in "The Society of Mind," representing memory traces that, when activated, re-evoke networks of mental agents involved in past problem-solving.

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instanceOf cognitive theory construct ⓘ
theoretical memory representation ⓘ
activatedBy cues associated with past problem-solving episodes ⓘ
situations similar to those in which they were formed ⓘ
activationProperty partial activation can evoke partial mental states ⓘ
addresses how complex mental states can be recalled ⓘ
how experience shapes future cognition ⓘ
assumedToBe distributed across many agents ⓘ
assumes mind as a society of interacting agents ⓘ
category knowledge representation formalisms ⓘ
theories of memory ⓘ
theories of problem-solving ⓘ
conceptualLevel above individual agents but below full cognitive architectures ⓘ
contrastWith symbol-level memory of isolated facts ⓘ
describedIn The Society of Mind ⓘ
linked to: Society of Mind
effectOfActivation recruitment of previously active mental agents ⓘ
reinstatement of a prior problem-solving context ⓘ
emphasizes pattern-based recall of agent configurations ⓘ
field artificial intelligence ⓘ
cognitive psychology ⓘ
cognitive science ⓘ
function facilitate problem-solving by reusing prior configurations ⓘ
re-evoke networks of mental agents ⓘ
reconstruct past mental states ⓘ
granularity meso-level representation between low-level agents and high-level strategies ⓘ
hasAbbreviation knowledge-lines ⓘ
hasConceptualRole control structure for mental agents ⓘ
memory trace ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn connectionist and distributed representation ideas ⓘ
inspired later work on context activation in AI ⓘ
models context-dependent activation of knowledge ⓘ
how experiences are stored for later reuse ⓘ
notableIn philosophy of mind discussions of Minsky’s work ⓘ
originatedIn research on AI and human-like reasoning ⓘ
partOf Society of Mind theory ⓘ
linked to: Society of Mind
proposedBy Marvin Minsky ⓘ
relatedConcept frames ⓘ
knowledge representation ⓘ
learning ⓘ
memory indexing ⓘ
mental agents ⓘ
represents configurations of mental agents ⓘ
states of mind formed during problem-solving ⓘ
storageMechanism connections to agents active during an episode ⓘ
theoreticalStatus hypothetical construct ⓘ
timePeriod 1980s ⓘ
usedFor explaining how learning affects future thinking patterns ⓘ
explaining transfer of problem-solving strategies ⓘ

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