Behaviour as a complex adaptive system: On the role of self-organization in the development of individual and collective behaviour

Complexus

Volumn 2, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 195-203

  Nolfi, Stefano ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF COGNITIVE SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGIES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adaptive systems; Behavioural systems; Self organization

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; BODY ARMOR; COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION; INTELLIGENCE; OBJECT RELATION; ORGANIZATION; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROBOTICS; SENSOR; TACTILE STIMULATION; TIME;

EID: 33747856408     PISSN: 14248492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000093690     Document Type: Conference Paper

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