Connectionism in an artificial life perspective: Simulating motor, cognitive, and language development

Neuroconstructivism

Volumn 2, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Schlesinger, Matthew ^a   Parisi, Domenico ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF COGNITIVE SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGIES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Artificial life; CALP; Cognitive development; Connectionism; Language development; Motor development; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920973508     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198529934.003.0006     Document Type: Chapter

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