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Time and the decider

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 September 2021

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David Spurrett*
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Department of Philosophy, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 4041, South Africa. spurrett@ukzn.ac.za; https://www.researchgate.net/profile/David_Spurrett
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Abstract

Shadmehr and Ahmed's book is a welcome extension of optimal foraging theory and neuroeconomics, achieved by integrating both with parameters relating to effort and rate of movement. Their most persuasive and prolific data come from saccades, where times before and after decision are reasonably determinate. Skeletal movements are less likely to exhibit such tidy temporal organization.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 44 , 2021 , e133
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press

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