Encoding geometric and non-geometric information: A study with evolved agents

Animal Cognition

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 157-174

  Ponticorvo, Michela ^a   Miglino, Orazio ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF COGNITIVE SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGIES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Artificial agents; Geometric module; Spatial orientation

Indexed keywords

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EID: 72549112254     PISSN: 14359448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10071-009-0255-7     Document Type: Article

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