When planning a series of actions, it is usually infeasible to consider all potential future sequences; instead, one must prune the Hip Flasks decision tree.Provably optimal pruning is, however, still computationally ruinous and the specific approximations humans employ remain unknown.We designed a new sequential reinforcement-based task and showed
BACKGROUND Recent advances in pathophysiology and therapeutic measures suggest that patients suffering from acute pancreatitis (AP) should undergo an early evaluation and treatment in Internal Medicine wards.Severe AP, usually associated with pancreatic necrosis and peripancreatic fluid collections, may be frequently complicated by distant organ(s)
I describe a game in which social ties between members of a research community may discourage prospective replicators from debunking papers that misreport results.Here, replication is an entrance decision, as a Replicator chooses whether or not to Replicate a given paper.A high level of social connectedness between members of a research community i