Foraging for Information in the Prefrontal Cortex
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Foraging for Information in the Prefrontal Cortex by Geoffrey Keith Adams Department of Neurobiology Duke University Date:_______________________ Approved: ___________________________ Michael Platt, Supervisor ___________________________ R. Alison Adcock, Chair ___________________________ Jennifer Groh ___________________________ Marc Sommer An abstract of a dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of Neurobiology in the Graduate School of Duke University
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تاریخ انتشار 2014