Lower Animals vs Higher animals - regarding learning

Putnam/Fuller NS Model 1964 pg 8

PUTNAM/FULLER NS MODEL 1964 pg 8

In lower animals sensory stimulus elicit stereotype response. In higher animals learning becomes more possible by a loosely wired-up network of defuse random interconnections which interconnections can be, in effect, altered by the CRP. A general mode of operation replaces a uniquely wired-up gadget, making possible greater adaptability. CRP - Conditioned Reflex Principle

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