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The neural mechanism of logical thinking

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A theory of such neural circuits is developed which provide for formal logical thinking. As a by-product of this study, a neural mechanism is indicated which provides for the conception of ordinal numbers. A quantitative theory of the probability of erroneous reasoning and of the speed of reasoning in its relations to other psychological phenomena is suggested.

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    N. Rashevsky

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Rashevsky, N. The neural mechanism of logical thinking. Bulletin of Mathematical Biophysics 8, 29–40 (1946). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02478469

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