1st Edition

Income and Choice in Biological Control Systems A Framework for Understanding the Function and Dysfunction of the Brain

By Gershom-Zvi Rosenstein Copyright 1991
182 Pages
by Psychology Press

182 Pages
by Psychology Press

182 Pages
by Psychology Press

This volume introduces the concepts of income and optimal choice to the realms of brain activity and behavior regulation. It begins by developing the concept of the Income-Choice approach in the field of biological control systems, then deals with the problems of control of brain activity, and finally presents a model of behavior disturbance based on the idea that its cause is a definite and... Read more
Contents: Introduction. The Economics of Biological Control Systems. Unstable Stochastic Automata. Optimization. Income and Profit. Experimental Tests of Some Model Implications. Dysfunction. Analysis of Behavior During Reinforcement Learning.

Biography

Gershom-Zvi Rosenstein, Thomas S. Wallsten