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The anatomy of bias : how neural circuits weigh the options / Jan Lauwereyns.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Lauwereyns, Jan, 1969-
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Neural circuitry--Mathematical models.
Neural circuitry.
Decision making--Physiological aspects.
Decision making.
Bayesian statistical decision theory.
Neural networks (Neurobiology)--Mathematical models.
Neural networks (Neurobiology).
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xviii, 262 p.) : ill.
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Cambridge, MA : MIT Press, c2010.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
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'.
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.
Notes:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-262-29160-6
1-282-54193-5
9786612541933
0-262-27799-9
OCLC:
593295755
Publisher Number:
9786612541933
9780262277990

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