Brain Makes Decisions with Same Method Used to Break WW2 Enigma Code

When making simple decisions, neurons in the brain apply the same statistical trick used by Alan Turing to help break Germany's Enigma code during World War II, according to a new study in animals by researchers at Columbia University's Zuckerman Mind Brain and Behavior Institute. Results of the study were published Feb. 5 in Neuron.

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