Physiological Psychology - II Sem
... hormonal signaling. It is also much faster: the fastest nerve signals travel at speeds that exceed 100 meters per second. At a more integrative level, the primary function of the nervous system is to control the body. It does this by extracting information from the environment using sensory receptor ...
... hormonal signaling. It is also much faster: the fastest nerve signals travel at speeds that exceed 100 meters per second. At a more integrative level, the primary function of the nervous system is to control the body. It does this by extracting information from the environment using sensory receptor ...
Frontal lobe and cognitive development
... the prefrontal cortex is not entirely known, but can be inferred from the functional role of the structures with which it is connected. In general terms, the prefrontal-limbic connections are involved in the control of emotional behavior, whereas the prefrontalstriatal connections are involved in th ...
... the prefrontal cortex is not entirely known, but can be inferred from the functional role of the structures with which it is connected. In general terms, the prefrontal-limbic connections are involved in the control of emotional behavior, whereas the prefrontalstriatal connections are involved in th ...
Applauding with Closed Hands: Neural Signature of Action
... of motor language would engage specific areas of the motor cortex, which control the simulated effector of the action [12–18]. Recent reports based on ERP [19] and Magnetoencephalographic (MEG) studies [20] have confirmed that action words denoting motor programs of different effectors activate spec ...
... of motor language would engage specific areas of the motor cortex, which control the simulated effector of the action [12–18]. Recent reports based on ERP [19] and Magnetoencephalographic (MEG) studies [20] have confirmed that action words denoting motor programs of different effectors activate spec ...
WordNet::Similarity - Measuring the Relatedness of Concepts
... verb pairs (e.g., run and walk). While WordNet also includes adjectives and adverbs, these are not organized into is–a hierarchies so similarity measures can not be applied. ...
... verb pairs (e.g., run and walk). While WordNet also includes adjectives and adverbs, these are not organized into is–a hierarchies so similarity measures can not be applied. ...
Autonomous Units
... Focus on the rational decision-making process under uncertain environments Agent can generate a series of actions to influence the evolution of a stochastic dynamic system Underlying control problem is often modeled as a Markov Decision Process (MDP). ...
... Focus on the rational decision-making process under uncertain environments Agent can generate a series of actions to influence the evolution of a stochastic dynamic system Underlying control problem is often modeled as a Markov Decision Process (MDP). ...
Does the Turing Test Demonstrate Intelligence or Not?
... a number of times, and that sometimes they really are dealing with a man and not a machine. That will prevent them saying “It must be a machine” every time without proper consideration. Turing’s original presentation of the test is couched in terms of an imitation game between two entities, a person ...
... a number of times, and that sometimes they really are dealing with a man and not a machine. That will prevent them saying “It must be a machine” every time without proper consideration. Turing’s original presentation of the test is couched in terms of an imitation game between two entities, a person ...
Branched thalamic afferents - the Sherman Lab
... then we predict that the collicular axons involved are branches of axons that also innervate oculomotor centers. In this regard, this view of efference copy (or corollary discharge) fits neatly with the views outlined in this essay, although we distinguish the brainstem circuits, which are responsib ...
... then we predict that the collicular axons involved are branches of axons that also innervate oculomotor centers. In this regard, this view of efference copy (or corollary discharge) fits neatly with the views outlined in this essay, although we distinguish the brainstem circuits, which are responsib ...
Congenital blindness affects diencephalic but not mesencephalic
... BRAINlab, Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, Panum Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark ...
... BRAINlab, Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, Panum Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark ...
Point-Based Policy Generation for Decentralized POMDPs
... other efforts researchers managed to address the complexity of the general model by considering communication explicitly [13, 15, 21]. However, not all real-world problems exhibit the necessary independence conditions, and communication is often costly and sometimes unavailable in the case of robots ...
... other efforts researchers managed to address the complexity of the general model by considering communication explicitly [13, 15, 21]. However, not all real-world problems exhibit the necessary independence conditions, and communication is often costly and sometimes unavailable in the case of robots ...
A preliminary analysis of the Soar architecture as a basis for general
... capable of such action. Human intelligence--which stands before us like a holy grail--shows to first observation what can only be termed general intelligence. A single human exhibits a bewildering diversity of intelligent behavior. The types of goals that humans can set for themselves or accept from ...
... capable of such action. Human intelligence--which stands before us like a holy grail--shows to first observation what can only be termed general intelligence. A single human exhibits a bewildering diversity of intelligent behavior. The types of goals that humans can set for themselves or accept from ...
FIRst-PeRson MoRALIty AnD tHe RoLe oF ConsCIenCe
... capture this specifically first-personal character of moral experience: this word is ‘conscience’. Conscience is perhaps no longer a fashionable word in philosophical language; nonetheless, we can say that morality depends on having conscience, in the precise sense of having a first-personal view on ...
... capture this specifically first-personal character of moral experience: this word is ‘conscience’. Conscience is perhaps no longer a fashionable word in philosophical language; nonetheless, we can say that morality depends on having conscience, in the precise sense of having a first-personal view on ...
Apes with a Moral Code? Primatology, Moral Sentimentalism, and
... given all that we have in common with our primate cousins, a qualitative difference remains between primate social behavior and human morality. I conclude that despite its explanatory power, de Waal’s theory fails to account for the evolution of a distinctly human morality. My argument proceeds as f ...
... given all that we have in common with our primate cousins, a qualitative difference remains between primate social behavior and human morality. I conclude that despite its explanatory power, de Waal’s theory fails to account for the evolution of a distinctly human morality. My argument proceeds as f ...
Extended PDF
... factorial and spatially balanced nature of our design. Whereas signals were presented para-foveally or peripherally for smalldisparity trials, they were presented in the periphery for largedisparity trials. Interaction between Spatial Disparity and Visual Reliability For completeness, we also observ ...
... factorial and spatially balanced nature of our design. Whereas signals were presented para-foveally or peripherally for smalldisparity trials, they were presented in the periphery for largedisparity trials. Interaction between Spatial Disparity and Visual Reliability For completeness, we also observ ...
Introduction to AI
... One is to use the power of computers to augment human thinking, just as we use motors to augment human or horse power. Robotics and expert systems are major branches of that. ...
... One is to use the power of computers to augment human thinking, just as we use motors to augment human or horse power. Robotics and expert systems are major branches of that. ...
The Constructive Nature of Visual Processing
... object shape can facilitate the association of visual elements into a unified percept (Figure 25–3). The brain analyzes a visual scene at three levels: low, intermediate, and high (Figure 25–4). At the lowest level, which we consider in the next chapter, visual attributes such as local contrast, ori ...
... object shape can facilitate the association of visual elements into a unified percept (Figure 25–3). The brain analyzes a visual scene at three levels: low, intermediate, and high (Figure 25–4). At the lowest level, which we consider in the next chapter, visual attributes such as local contrast, ori ...
Insular cortex – review
... takes its place in the depths of the lateral sulci in each of the cerebral hemispheres. It is hidden from the surface of the brain by three opercula: frontal, parietal and temporal and is positioned between piriform, orbital, motor, sensory and auditory cortices of higher order1. Central insular sul ...
... takes its place in the depths of the lateral sulci in each of the cerebral hemispheres. It is hidden from the surface of the brain by three opercula: frontal, parietal and temporal and is positioned between piriform, orbital, motor, sensory and auditory cortices of higher order1. Central insular sul ...
Author`s personal copy
... methods due to their invasive nature. Consequently, establishing topography in the intact human brain using blood oxygen level-dependent functional MRI (BOLDfMRI) and other neuroimaging approaches has become the dominant means by which areal boundaries are identified in humans and often serves as a ...
... methods due to their invasive nature. Consequently, establishing topography in the intact human brain using blood oxygen level-dependent functional MRI (BOLDfMRI) and other neuroimaging approaches has become the dominant means by which areal boundaries are identified in humans and often serves as a ...
Sensory receptors
... Overview: Sensing and Acting • Bats use sonar to detect their prey • Moths, a common prey for bats, can detect the bat’s sonar and attempt to flee • Both organisms have complex sensory systems that facilitate survival • These systems include diverse mechanisms that sense stimuli and generate ap ...
... Overview: Sensing and Acting • Bats use sonar to detect their prey • Moths, a common prey for bats, can detect the bat’s sonar and attempt to flee • Both organisms have complex sensory systems that facilitate survival • These systems include diverse mechanisms that sense stimuli and generate ap ...
On the use of cognitive maps - David Redish
... experience only, model-based reinforcement algorithms represent sensory or state information beyond the modeled animal’s current sensory experience. As a result, model-based reinforcement learning provides a principled approach to analysis of neural representations and the dynamic processes that sup ...
... experience only, model-based reinforcement algorithms represent sensory or state information beyond the modeled animal’s current sensory experience. As a result, model-based reinforcement learning provides a principled approach to analysis of neural representations and the dynamic processes that sup ...
Zimb_AP_Ch04 - Somerset Academy
... •Any public performance or display, including transmission of any image over a network; •Preparation of any derivative work, including the extraction, in whole or in part, of any images •Any rental, lease or lending of the program. ...
... •Any public performance or display, including transmission of any image over a network; •Preparation of any derivative work, including the extraction, in whole or in part, of any images •Any rental, lease or lending of the program. ...
Decentralized POMDPs
... a reward depending on the state and the actions of both agents. Finally, each agent receives an individual observation of the new state. This framework allows modeling important real-world tasks for which the models in the previous chapters do not suffice. An example of such a task is load balancing ...
... a reward depending on the state and the actions of both agents. Finally, each agent receives an individual observation of the new state. This framework allows modeling important real-world tasks for which the models in the previous chapters do not suffice. An example of such a task is load balancing ...
“Attention for Action” and “Response Selection” in Primate Anterior
... (color) visual cues. Unlike prefrontal neurons, only a few neurons coded the visual information on individual features (e.g., “left” or “red”) in all of the rostral (CMAr), dorsal (CMAd), and ventral (CMAv) cingulate motor areas. Instead, many neurons in the CMAr exhibited the attention-like activit ...
... (color) visual cues. Unlike prefrontal neurons, only a few neurons coded the visual information on individual features (e.g., “left” or “red”) in all of the rostral (CMAr), dorsal (CMAd), and ventral (CMAv) cingulate motor areas. Instead, many neurons in the CMAr exhibited the attention-like activit ...
An ancestral axial twist explains the contralateral forebrain and the
... As we will see below (section 4) all extant and fossil vertebrates possess an optic chiasm. The model is therefore based on the hypothesis that an ancestor of all vertebrates has turned on its left side, by a 90° turn about the body axis (i.e. anti-clockwise from the perspective of the embryo). As t ...
... As we will see below (section 4) all extant and fossil vertebrates possess an optic chiasm. The model is therefore based on the hypothesis that an ancestor of all vertebrates has turned on its left side, by a 90° turn about the body axis (i.e. anti-clockwise from the perspective of the embryo). As t ...