Behavioral and Brain Sciences



Open Peer Commentary

On the unproductiveness of language and linguistics


David M. W. Powers a1
a1 School of Informatics and Engineering, Flinders University of South Australia, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia David.Powers@flinders.edu.au http://www.infoeng.flinders.edu.au/people/pages/powers_david

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Abstract

van der Velde & de Kamps (dvV&dK) present a response to Jackendoff's four challenges in terms of a computational model. This commentary supports the position that neural assemblies mediated by recurrence and delay indeed have sufficient theoretical power to deal with all four challenges. However, we question the specifics of the model proposed, in terms of both neurophysiological plausibility and computational complexity.