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Psychophysical scale
What number is halfway between 1 and 9? Is it 5 — or 3?
October 5, 2012
A new information-theoretical model of human sensory perception and memory sheds light on some peculiarities of the nervous system.
Also labeled:
Information theory
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Signal processing
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Relative error
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Research
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Research Laboratory of Electronics
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Weber-Fechner
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Electrical engineering and electronics
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