Barto AG, Sutton RS. Simulation of anticipatory responses in classical conditioning by a neuron-like adaptive element.
Behav Brain Res 1982;
4:221-35. [PMID:
6277346 DOI:
10.1016/0166-4328(82)90001-8]
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Abstract
A neuron-like adaptive element is described that produces an important feature of the anticipatory nature of classical conditioning. The response that occurs after training (conditioned response) usually begins earlier than the reinforcing stimulus (unconditioned stimulus). The conditioned response therefore usually anticipates the unconditioned stimulus. This aspect of classical conditioning has been largely neglected by hypotheses that neurons provide single unit analogs of conditioning. This paper briefly presents the model and extends earlier results by computer simulation of conditioned inhibition and chaining of associations.
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