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NeWG: A Neural Implementation of the World Graph Theory

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Miller's Experiment: The Runway Maze and the Competing Nodes Hypothesis

Miller (1959) studied the behavior of a rat on a runway from A to B, with the rat encountering food and shock at B on different occasions. He found monotonically decreasing gradients of approach and avoidance with a crossover point a which vaccilation takes place.

[Drives] [Maze] [World Graph nodes: "Place Code"]

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Revised: Wednesday, 27-Mar-96 08:44:46 PST

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