The evolution of reaction-diffusion controllers for minimally cognitive agents

Artificial Life

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-19

  Dale, Kyran ^a   Husbands, Phil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animat; Behavior; Controller; Genetic algorithm; Memory; Minimal cognition; Reaction diffusion

Indexed keywords

BEER; DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT; DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS;

ANIMAT; BEHAVIOR; COGNITIVE AGENTS; COGNITIVE BEHAVIOR; MINIMAL COGNITION; REACTION DIFFUSION; REACTION DIFFUSION SYSTEMS;

CONTROLLERS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COGNITION; EVOLUTION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; COGNITION; EVOLUTION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 74049140059     PISSN: 10645462     EISSN: 15309185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/artl.2009.16.1.16100     Document Type: Article

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