An investigation of the evolutionary origin of reciprocal communication using simulated autonomous agents

Biological Cybernetics

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 183-199

  Tuci, Elio ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF COGNITIVE SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGIES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Artificial evolution; Artificial neural networks; Autonomous simulated agents; Communication

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC INTERACTION; ADAPTIVE FUNCTIONS; ARTIFICIAL EVOLUTION; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS; AUTONOMOUS SIMULATED AGENTS; COMMUNICATING AGENTS; COMMUNICATION PROTOCOLS; COOPERATIVE STRATEGY; DIFFERENT PROCESS; EVOLUTIONARY ORIGIN; EVOLUTIONARY SIMULATIONS; EVOLUTIONARY STAGE; NEURAL SUBSTRATES; PROOF OF CONCEPT; RESEARCH STUDIES; SIMULATED AGENTS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR;

AUTONOMOUS AGENTS; BACKPROPAGATION; BIOLOGY; NEURAL NETWORKS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

COMMUNICATION;

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVOLUTION; HEARING; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MATHEMATICAL PHENOMENA; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; ROBOTICS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THEORETICAL MODEL; VOCALIZATION;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COMMUNICATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVOLUTION; HUMANS; MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; ROBOTICS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 70349653957     PISSN: 03401200     EISSN: 14320770     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00422-009-0329-2     Document Type: Article

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