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Saturday, March 6, 2010
Neural Utility Paper with a Great Chart
I just found a great chart in a fascinating Shizgal
paper
on the neural basis for utility. The paper is available for free.
The chart takes one from neural stimulation to behavior(click to enlarge):
Notice the matching law equation I refer to and reinterpret in my
first post
on this blog.
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