Conor J Houghton
Scholar

Conor J Houghton

Google Scholar ID: VoP4kDQAAAAJ
University of Bristol
Computational Cognitive Science
Citations & Impact
All-time
Citations
719
 
H-index
15
 
i10-index
20
 
Publications
20
 
Co-authors
0
 
Resume
Academic Achievements
  • Published multiple papers, covering areas such as neural network models, language processing, and cooperative evolution. Specific works include:
  • - Next-generation neural mass models reproduce features of speech processing
  • - EnvCraft: A modular environment design framework for investigating prosocial incentives
  • - Cooperation guides evolution in a minimal model of biological evolution
  • - Can LLMs be used to quantify the emotional salience of text statements using an Elo rating system?
  • - Jacobian Sparse Autoencoders: Sparsify computations, not just activations
  • - The impossible heap? A review of Reflections on language evolution: From minimalism to pluralism by Cedric Boeckx
  • - Modeling nonlinear oscillator networks using physics-informed hybrid reservoir computing
  • - Cooperation as well as learning: A commentary on 'How learning can guide evolution' by Hinton and Nowlan
  • - Residual stream analysis with multi-layer SAEs
  • - Hierarchical Bayesian modeling of multi-region brain cell count data
  • - Topological and simplicial features in reservoir computing networks
  • - GlyT2-positive interneurons regulate timing and variability of information transfer in a cerebellar-behavioural loop
  • - Investigating the timescales of language processing with EEG and language models
  • - An Iterated Learning Model of language change that mixes supervised and unsupervised learning
  • - Modeling language contact with the Iterated Learning Model
  • - Fostering multi-agent cooperation through implicit responsibility
  • - A latent variable modeling approach for cognitive EEG data: An example from neurolinguistics