Tunable epigenetic catalysis: Programming real-time cognitive machines

International Journal of Parallel, Emergent and Distributed Systems

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 209-222

  Wallace, Rodrick ^a  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Epigenetic catalysis; Groupoid; Information theory; Phase transition; Spontaneous symmetry breaking

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC LIMITS; CO-EVOLUTIONARY; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DYNAMICAL BEHAVIOURS; EFFECTIVE ENERGY; EPIGENETIC CATALYSIS; FIXED POINTS; FREE ENERGY DENSITY; GROUPOID; INFORMATION SOURCES; SPONTANEOUS SYMMETRY BREAKING;

BIOLOGY; CATALYSIS; INFORMATION THEORY; MACHINE DESIGN;

PHASE TRANSITIONS;

EID: 77951459260     PISSN: 17445760     EISSN: 17445779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17445760903296016     Document Type: Article

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