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Simulation of anticipatory responses in classical conditioning by a neuron-like adaptive element

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.

Citation

A. Barto, C. Anderson, R. Sutton. "Simulation of anticipatory responses in classical conditioning by a neuron-like adaptive element". Behavioural Brain Research, pp 221-235, January 1985.

Keywords: classical conditioning, prediction, learning, neural model, adaptation
Category: In Journal

BibTeX

@article{Barto+al:85,
  author = {Andrew Barto and C. Anderson and Richard S. Sutton},
  title = {Simulation of anticipatory responses in classical conditioning by a
    neuron-like adaptive element},
  Pages = {221-235},
  journal = {Behavioural Brain Research},
  year = 1985,
}

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