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Behavior mechanism

Posted byBrian Hopkins May 22, 2019

A hypothetical structure in the central nervous system that, when activated, produces an event of behavioral interest such as a particular perception, a specific motor pattern, or an identifiable internal state.  Similar in meaning to cognitive structure.

See Cause (or causal factor), Cognitive structures, Mechanism, Process

Posted byBrian HopkinsMay 22, 2019Posted inUncategorizedTags: glossary

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