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The cost of memory: how organisms balance thinking and sensing
Researchers from #UTokyo_IIS reveal how limited resources can cause sudden changes in the way organisms process information
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The cost of memory: how organisms balance thinking and sensing
The cost of memory: how organisms balance thinking and sensing
Researchers from the Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo and RIKEN have developed a mathematical framework that explains how resource limitations influence information processing in living systems. The study shows that organisms can switch abruptly between memoryless and memory-based estimation depending on energy availability and sensory uncertainty. The findings provide a theoretical foundation for understanding decision making in biological systems.
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