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Sensory category learning

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Category learning requires finding commonalities between objects in spite of their differences in appearance. While generally thought to rely on abstract representations, far removed from the sensory input, category learning may instead involve early sensory processes more than expected.

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Fig. 1: Example of rule-based versus information-integration category learning.

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