Modelling how the brain makes complex decisions
04 February 2016Researchers have built the first biologically realistic mathematical model of how the brain plans and learns when faced with a complex decision-making process.
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Researchers have built the first biologically realistic mathematical model of how the brain plans and learns when faced with a complex decision-making process.
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