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Cortical Synapses and Reinforcement: a Hypothesis

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MOST theories of learning assume some change in the synaptic conductivity of cortical pathways1,2. Facilitation by use alone, however, will not account for the most characteristic feature of learning—that what is learned are those motor responses which lead to a satisfactory or adaptive state of affairs for the organism3–5.

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CROW, T. Cortical Synapses and Reinforcement: a Hypothesis. Nature 219, 736–737 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/219736a0

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