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ACT-R

ACT-R (pronounced /ˌækt ˈɑr/; short for "Adaptive Control of Thought—Rational") is a cognitive architecture mainly developed by John Robert Anderson and Christian Lebiere at Carnegie Mellon University. Like any cognitive architecture, ACT-R aims to define the basic and irreducible cognitive and perceptual operations that enable the human mind. In theory…

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License
GNU LGPL v2.1
Original author
John Robert Anderson
Stable release
7.21.6-<3099:2020-12-21> / December 21, 2020; 5 years ago (2020-12-21)
Type
Cognitive architecture
Written in
Common Lisp

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ACT-R

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ACT-R

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related to Early years: 1973–1990 · 10
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related to Education · 9
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related to External links · 9
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related to ACT-R 7.0: 2015-Present · 8
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related to Workshop and summer school · 6
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related to Brain Imaging and Modular Structure: 1998–2015 · 5
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related to Complex tasks · 5
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related to Memory, attention, and executive control · 5
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ACT-RTypeCognitive architecture1.00infobox
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ACT-RWritten inCommon Lisp1.00infobox
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