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Cybernetic problems of learning

Conditioning of control, of command and of expediency

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Yo, que no soy peor que ustedes, juro ante ustedes, que no son peores que yo, ser su colega cientifico y ayudante, si se someten a los hechos experimentales y a las leyes logicas de nuestra Ciencia Natural. Si no, no. (Comparar con “El Coloqulo de los Perros,” Cervantes, 1610.)

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This work was supported in part by the National Institutes of Health (Grant NB-04985-03), the United State Air Force (Aerospace Medical Division) under Contract AF33 (615)-3885, and The Teagle Foundation, Inc.

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McCulloch, W.S. Cybernetic problems of learning. Conditional Reflex 2, 68–76 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03034096

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