Flexible Latching: A Biologically-Inspired Mechanism for Improving the Management of Homeostatic Goals

Cognitive Computation

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 230-241

  Rohlfshagen, Philipp ^a   Bryson, Joanna J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Action selection; Cognitive architectures; Drives; Modularity

Indexed keywords

ACTION SELECTION; ASSISTIVE; COGNITIVE ARCHITECTURES; DOMESTIC ROBOTS; DURATIVE; ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS; FOCUS OF ATTENTION; LOW LEVEL; MODULARITY; NATURAL INTELLIGENCE;

INTELLIGENT ROBOTS;

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS;

EID: 77956647490     PISSN: 18669956     EISSN: 18669964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12559-010-9057-0     Document Type: Article

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