Distributed Adaptive Control: A theory of the Mind, Brain, Body Nexus

Biologically Inspired Cognitive Architectures

Volumn 1, Issue , 2012, Pages 55-72

  Verschure, Paul F M J ^a  

^a INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Architecture; Body; Brain; Distributed Adaptive Control; Mind; Robot

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION SCENARIO; BODY; CLASSICAL CONDITIONING; COLUMNAR ORGANIZATION; DISTRIBUTED ADAPTIVE CONTROL; MIND; NEURAL ARCHITECTURES; NEUROREHABILITATION;

ADAPTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; ANTHROPOMORPHIC ROBOTS; ARCHITECTURE; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BRAIN; CONTROL THEORY; MAMMALS; MEDICINE; NEUROMUSCULAR REHABILITATION; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REPAIR; ROBOTS;

BRAIN MAPPING;

EID: 84864025371     PISSN: 2212683X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bica.2012.04.005     Document Type: Article

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