Evolving a neural model of insect path integration

Adaptive Behavior

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 273-287

  Haferlach, Thomas ^a   Wessnitzer, Jan ^a   Mangan, Michael ^a   Webb, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Direction cells; Genetic algorithm; Neural network; Path integration; Robot; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 34548145204     PISSN: 10597123     EISSN: 17412633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1059712307082080     Document Type: Article

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