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Chimpanzee Performance: Computer Analysis of Electroencephalograms

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Electroencephalograms were recorded from chimpanzees trained to play tic-tac-toe. Parameters selected by computer analysis served to discriminate between two phases of the game and between correct and incorrect decisions.

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HANLEY, J., WALTER, D., RHODES, J. et al. Chimpanzee Performance: Computer Analysis of Electroencephalograms. Nature 220, 879–881 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/220879a0

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