The anatomy of bias
Subtitle: how neural circuits weigh the options
By: Jan Lauwereyns
Publisher: MIT Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 262
ISBN-13: 9780262123105
Description: "In this book, Jan Lauwereyns examines the neural underpinnings of decision-making, using "bias" as his core concept rather than the more common but noncommittal terms "selection" and "attention." Lauwereyns offers an integrative, interdisciplinary account of the structure and function of bias, which he defines as a basic brain mechanism that attaches different weights to different information sources, prioritizing some cognitive representations at the expense of others."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-254) and index.
Table of contents: title: Prelude: a double inheritance, a single question; title: Bayes and bias; title: Wish come true; title: Fear materialized; title: The familiarity fallacy; title: The proximity trap; title: Less is more; title: Utopia; title: a world without bias; title: Coda: the pleasure of prediction error.