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A Fully Automated Rodent Conditioning Protocol for Sensorimotor Integration and Cognitive Control Experiments
Published on: April 15, 2014
Programming of the goal-directed behavior and association systems of the brain
Abstract:
The organism functions in surroundings which are organized according to probability and determine the development of the ability for probabilistic prognosis of goal-directed performance. Probabilistic programming of behavior is assumed to be based on dominant motivation, previous experience (genetic and ontogenetic), and the estimation of the current situation as stored in short-term memory. Association thalamocortical systems of the brain appear to possess basic structural-functional requisites to evaluate their role in the mechanisms of probabilistic prognosis. A hypothetical diagram is given to illustrate the functional structure of a goal-directed behavior based on the dominant mechanisms.
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