Agent-Based Model Heuristics in Studying Memory Mechanisms

Alexandr A. Ezhov, Svetlana S. Terentyeva

Alfa-Bank, Moscow, Russia.
Troitsk Institute for Innovation and Fusion Research, Moscow, Russia.

DOI: 10.4236/psych.2014.55048                

Abstract

This study is aimed at proposing an agent-based model formulated in (Ezhov & Khrennikov, 2005) and describing the emergence of specific binary memory codes in the system characterized by high inequality. The model is offered as a heuristic tool to predict a new competitive pair in the human brain’s memory localized in the hippocampus and prefrontal corteх, correspondingly. This model is able to account for the influence of sociological factors to the brain memory.

Keywords

Agent-Based Model, Inequality, Memory Codes, Hippocampus, Prefrontal Cortex

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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