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Sparse distributed memory (SDM) is a mathematical model of human long-term memory introduced by Pentti Kanerva in 1988 while he was at NASA Ames Research Center.
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| Sparse distributed memory | is a | mathematical representation of human memory | 0.90 | text |
| trees.Constructing SDM from Spiking Neurons | instance of | as well as of other data structures | 0.80 | text |
| Sparse distributed memory | related to "Realizing forgetting" | At | 0.60 | section |
| Sparse distributed memory | related to "Realizing forgetting" | University | 0.60 | section |
| Sparse distributed memory | related to "Realizing forgetting" | Memphis | 0.60 | section |
| Sparse distributed memory | related to "Realizing forgetting" | Uma Ramamurthy | 0.60 | section |
| Sparse distributed memory | related to "Realizing forgetting" | Sidney | 0.60 | section |
| Sparse distributed memory | related to "Realizing forgetting" | D'Mello | 0.60 | section |
| Sparse distributed memory | related to "Realizing forgetting" | Stan Franklin | 0.60 | section |
| Sparse distributed memory | related to "Realizing forgetting" | It | 0.60 | section |
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