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UNINA9910811862903321 |
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Autore |
Lauwereyns Jan <1969-> |
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Titolo |
The anatomy of bias : how neural circuits weigh the options / / Jan Lauwereyns |
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Cambridge, MA, : MIT Press, c2010 |
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ISBN |
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0-262-29160-6 |
1-282-54193-5 |
9786612541933 |
0-262-27799-9 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xviii, 262 p.) : ill |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Neural circuitry - Mathematical models |
Decision making - Physiological aspects |
Bayesian statistical decision theory |
Neural networks (Neurobiology) - Mathematical models |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In this engaging, even lyrical, book, Jan Lauwereyns examines the neural underpinnings of decision-making, using 'bias' as his core concept rather than the more common but noncommittal terms 'selection' and 'attention'. |
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