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The anatomy of bias how neural circuits weigh the options

Title
The anatomy of bias [electronic resource] : how neural circuits weigh the options / Jan Lauwereyns.
Author
Lauwereyns, Jan, 1969-
Publication
Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2010.

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Description
1 online resource (xviii, 262 p.) : ill., photographs.
Uniform Title
Anatomy of bias (Online)
Alternative Title
Anatomy of bias (Online)
Subject
  • Neural circuitry > Mathematical models
  • Decision making > Physiological aspects
  • Bayesian statistical decision theory
  • Neural networks (Neurobiology) > Mathematical models
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-254) and index.
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  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Prelude: a double inheritance, a single question -- Bayes and bias -- Wish come true -- Fear materialized -- The familiarity fallacy -- The proximity trap -- Less is more -- Utopia--a world without bias -- Coda: the pleasure of prediction error.
LCCN
2009021061
OCLC
ssj0000334665
Author
Lauwereyns, Jan, 1969-
Title
The anatomy of bias [electronic resource] : how neural circuits weigh the options / Jan Lauwereyns.
Imprint
Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2010.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-254) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available onsite at NYPL
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