From Bricks to Brains

The Embodied Cognitive Science of LEGO Robots

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

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Beskrivning

From Bricks to Brains introduces embodied cognitive scienceand illustrates its foundational ideas through the construction andobservation of LEGO Mindstorms robots.Discussing the characteristics that distinguish embodied cognitivescience from classical cognitive science, From Bricks toBrains places a renewed emphasis on sensing and acting, theimportance of embodiment, the exploration of distributed notions ofcontrol, and the development of theories by synthesizing simple systemsand exploring their behaviour. Numerous examples are used to illustratea key theme: the importance of an agent's environment. Evensimple agents, such as LEGO robots, are capable of exhibiting complexbehaviour when they can sense and affect the world around them.

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Utgivningsdatum:2010-05-01
Mått:178 x 254 x undefined mm
Vikt:980 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:352
Förlag:AU Press
ISBN:9781897425787

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Michael Dawson is a professor of psychology at theUniversity of Alberta. He is the author of numerous scientific papersas well as Understanding Cognitive Science, Mindsand Machines, and Connectionism: A Hands-on Approach.Brian Dupuis is a research assistant in psychology atthe University of Alberta. Michael Wilson is a biologymajor at the University of Alberta.

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Front Matter; Table of Contents; AcknowledgementsChapter 1. Mind Control—Internal or External?Chapter 2. Classical Music and the Classical MindChapter 3. Situated Cognition and BricolageChapter 4. Braitenberg's Vehicle 2Chapter 5. Thoughtless WalkersChapter 6. Machina SpeculatrixChapter 7. The Subsumption ArchitectureChapter 8. Embodiment, Stigmergy, and Swarm IntelligenceChapter 9. Totems, Toys—Or Tools?References; Index