However, since this analysis was performed on individual blocks of trials, this might have occluded a gradual trial-by-trial transition in theta SFC.
Classically, learning has thought to be gradual, trial-and-error process epitomized by the "learning curve" though numerous examples have been offered that suggest that this may be an artifact of averaging.
Method of weaning trials included t-piece trials, gradual reduction of synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation (SIMV) breaths and pressure support ventilation (PSV).
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.02152.001 Most new skills, from playing a sport to learning a language, are acquired through a gradual process of trial and error.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.02152.002 Most human behaviors, such as speech, music, or athletic performance, are learned through a gradual process of trial and error.
In order to overcome the noise in the neural firing, and determine whether indeed there was a gradual ramp within a trial, or, as we would predict – intermittent positive and negative prediction errors, it would be necessary to average over many neurons recorded simultaneously within one trial, and furthermore neurons associated with similar learning rates.
Unnecessary or incorrect use of drugs is one of the most easily correctable risk factors for falls in the elderly, and it was shown in a randomised trial that gradual withdrawal of psychotropic drugs reduced the risk of falling by 66% [ 55].
The gradual increase within these trials and the high number of errors suggests that Angel solved the problem by trial and error learning.
Is learning continuous or discontinuous; is it a gradual or sudden (one-trial) process?
The steady improvement in vehicle safety is evident, but the progress has been the result of the slow and steady mitigation of risk, thanks to features implemented only after years of lab tests, small-scale field trials and gradual large-scale deployment with a host of checks and balances at each and every stage.
