Kenneth Light, Brian Cotten, Talia Malekan, Sophie Dewil, Matthew R. Bailey, C. R. Gallistel, Peter D. Balsam,
Numerosity, or the ability to understand and distinguish between discrete quantities, was first formalized for study in animals by Mechner (1958a). Rats had to press one lever (the counting lever) n times to arm food release from pressing a second lever (the reward lever). The only cue that n presses had been made to the counting lever was the animal's representation of how many times it had pressed it. In the years that have passed since, many researchers have modified the task in meaningful ways ...
Tópico(s): Neuroscience and Music Perception
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