[Verse 1] Biology stripped away reveals the plan Two learning rates working hand in hand Fast sparse storage captures what is new While slow distributed finds what patterns do Single items learned without collision Statistical structure builds the vision [Chorus] Pattern separation then completion Orthogonalize at the reception Three-factor gating guards the door Replay consolidation gives us more Fast and slow networks intertwined Building language in the growing mind [Verse 2] Orthogonalize the similar sounds So phonological forms don't run aground Thousands of words that overlap and blend Pattern separation helps them not offend Then reconstruction from a partial cue Pattern completion sees the whole word through [Chorus] Pattern separation then completion Orthogonalize at the reception Three-factor gating guards the door Replay consolidation gives us more Fast and slow networks intertwined Building language in the growing mind [Verse 3] Offline reactivation takes control Transferring items to the network's soul Interleaved exposures protect what's known Generalization seeds are always sown Not just during input streams that flow But in the quiet spaces where memories grow [Bridge] Social reward decides the gate When live interaction seals the fate Videos fail where humans succeed Three signals meet to plant the seed Neuromodulatory control Decides what enters learning's role [Verse 4] Metaplasticity adjusts the ride Critical windows open up then slide Inhibition matures to start the phase Stabilization ends the learning days Schema-gated fast integration Bypasses slow route's obligation Framework built means quick uptake New consistent items find their wake [Verse 5] Grammar emerges from the distributed sea Syntax patterns learned implicitly Word order rules and morpheme chains Written in the slow network's reigns Fast hippocampus stores exceptions bright While cortex holds what feels just right Regular verbs and plural forms Follow the statistical norms [Chorus] Pattern separation then completion Orthogonalize at the reception Three-factor gating guards the door Replay consolidation gives us more Fast and slow networks intertwined Building language in the growing mind [Outro] From streaming social noisy streams The infant builds linguistic dreams Without forgetting what came before Computational synthesis opens up the door [Final Chorus] Pattern separation then completion Orthogonalize at the reception Three-factor gating guards the door Replay consolidation gives us more Fast and slow networks intertwined Building language in the growing mind
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