The Transition to Experiencing: II. The Evolution of Associative Learning Based on Feelings

Biological Theory

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 231-243

  Ginsburg, Simona ^a   Jablonka, Eva ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

associative learning; basic consciousness; Cambrian explosion; categorizing sensory state (CSS); motivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 62749094500     PISSN: 15555542     EISSN: 15555550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/biot.2007.2.3.231     Document Type: Article

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