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Learning to predict an outcome based on previous experience is of considerable selective advantage. Getting it wrong can be costly. In a complex environment, however, using the appropriate predictor is not necessarily a trivial task.

Original publication

DOI

10.1016/j.cub.2005.01.024

Type

Journal article

Journal

Curr Biol

Publication Date

08/02/2005

Volume

15

Pages

R88 - R90

Keywords

Animals, Conditioning (Psychology), Courtship, Drosophila, Female, Male, Memory, Models, Biological, Odorants, Sex Factors, Smell