Modelling autonomy: Simulating the essence of life and cognition

BioSystems

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 295-304

  Barandiaran, Xabier ^a   Ruiz Mirazo, Kepa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDITORIAL; LIFE; NATURAL SELECTION; ROBOTICS;

EID: 37549034656     PISSN: 03032647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystems.2007.07.001     Document Type: Editorial

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