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Acceptor of results of action

Acceptor of results of action (Latin acceptor – perceiving, accepting) – the term offered by P. K. Anokhin, applied to designation of the physiological device of anticipation and assessment of results of any action forming on the basis of previous experience as a result of afferent synthesis and decision-making to action.

 
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In operating time our brain spends the amount of energy equal to the 10 Watts bulb. So the image of a bulb over the head at the time of emergence of an interesting thought is not so far from the truth.