• DocumentCode
    2970955
  • Title

    Arousal performance interactions in neural networks: the Yerkes-Dodson Law revisited

  • Author

    Schreter, Zoltan

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Psychol., Tasmania Univ., Hobart, Tas., Australia
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    1993
  • fDate
    25-29 Oct. 1993
  • Firstpage
    2579
  • Abstract
    A neural network model of the Yerkes-Dodson Law is described. The network´s learning performance varies as a function of simulated arousal and of task difficulty, in the way described by the Yerkes-Dodson Law: the arousal-performance relationship is of an inverted-U form and optimal arousal is higher for easier tasks.
  • Keywords
    neural nets; physiological models; Yerkes-Dodson Law; arousal performance interactions; inverted-U form; learning performance; neural networks; simulated arousal; task difficulty; Animals; Biological neural networks; Brain modeling; Heart rate; Intelligent networks; Nerve fibers; Neural networks; Neurons; Psychology; Rats;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Neural Networks, 1993. IJCNN '93-Nagoya. Proceedings of 1993 International Joint Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-1421-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IJCNN.1993.714251
  • Filename
    714251