Representation in natural and artificial agents: An embodied cognitive science perspective

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 53, Issue 7-8, 1998, Pages 480-503

  Pfeifer, Rolf ^a   Scheier, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Embodied Cognitive Science; Morphology; Representation; Self Generated Data; Sensory Motor Coordination

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOLOGY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032124565     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-1998-7-804     Document Type: Conference Paper

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