Robots, crickets and ants: Models of neural control of chemotaxis and phonotaxis

Neural Networks

Volumn 11, Issue 7-8, 1998, Pages 1479-1496

  Webb, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ants; Crickets; Models; Robots; Spiking neurons

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROL; NEURAL NETWORKS;

SPIKING NEURON MODELS;

ROBOTS;

ANT; AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION; BEHAVIOR; CHEMOTAXIS; INSECT; MODEL; MOTOR CONTROL; NERVE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ROBOTICS; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SPIKE;

EID: 0032192327     PISSN: 08936080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0893-6080(98)00063-X     Document Type: Article

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