Computational characterization of the role of an attention schema in controlling visuospatial attention
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| author | Piefke, Lotta Doerig, Adrien Kietzmann, Tim Thorat, Sushrut |
| author_facet | Piefke, Lotta Doerig, Adrien Kietzmann, Tim Thorat, Sushrut |
| contents | How does the brain control attention? The Attention Schema Theory suggests that the brain explicitly models its state of attention, termed an attention schema, for its control. However, it remains unclear under which circumstances an attention schema is computationally useful, and whether it can emerge in a learning system without hard-wiring. To address these questions, we trained a reinforcement learning agent with attention to track and catch a ball in a noisy environment. Crucially, the agent had additional resources that it could freely use. We asked under which conditions these additional resources develop an attention schema to track attention. We found that the more uncertain the agent was about the location of its attentional window, the more it benefited from these additional resources, which developed an attention schema. Together, these results indicate that an attention schema emerges in simple learning systems where attention is important and difficult to track. |
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| spellingShingle | Computational characterization of the role of an attention schema in controlling visuospatial attention Piefke, Lotta Doerig, Adrien Kietzmann, Tim Thorat, Sushrut Neurons and Cognition How does the brain control attention? The Attention Schema Theory suggests that the brain explicitly models its state of attention, termed an attention schema, for its control. However, it remains unclear under which circumstances an attention schema is computationally useful, and whether it can emerge in a learning system without hard-wiring. To address these questions, we trained a reinforcement learning agent with attention to track and catch a ball in a noisy environment. Crucially, the agent had additional resources that it could freely use. We asked under which conditions these additional resources develop an attention schema to track attention. We found that the more uncertain the agent was about the location of its attentional window, the more it benefited from these additional resources, which developed an attention schema. Together, these results indicate that an attention schema emerges in simple learning systems where attention is important and difficult to track. |
| title | Computational characterization of the role of an attention schema in controlling visuospatial attention |
| topic | Neurons and Cognition |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.01056 |