A contribution to the mathematical biophysics of psychophysical discrimination

Psychometrika - Tập 3 - Trang 107-125 - 1938
H. D. Landahl1
1The University of Chicago USA

Tóm tắt

The properties of a simple neural mechanism are developed theoretically and interpreted in terms of observable variables. The results are discussed in connection with experimental data in cases for which the latter are available.

Tài liệu tham khảo

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