Complexity Theory and Public administration: What`s new
... fairly straightforward feedback of Easton’s (1953) system theory, where inputs (supports and demands) are converted by the system to outputs (authorized decisions), or the small steps of Lindblom’s incrementalism. Easton’s model was based on system theory but has little relation to the complexity th ...
... fairly straightforward feedback of Easton’s (1953) system theory, where inputs (supports and demands) are converted by the system to outputs (authorized decisions), or the small steps of Lindblom’s incrementalism. Easton’s model was based on system theory but has little relation to the complexity th ...
AISB/IACAP World Congress 2012 Natural Computing
... • Computational models inspired by natural systems such as neural computation, evolutionary computation, cellular automata, swarm intelligence, artificial immune systems, artificial life systems, membrane computing and amorphous computing. • Computation performed by natural materials such as bioware ...
... • Computational models inspired by natural systems such as neural computation, evolutionary computation, cellular automata, swarm intelligence, artificial immune systems, artificial life systems, membrane computing and amorphous computing. • Computation performed by natural materials such as bioware ...
AISB/IACAP World Congress 2012 Natural Computing
... • Computational models inspired by natural systems such as neural computation, evolutionary computation, cellular automata, swarm intelligence, artificial immune systems, artificial life systems, membrane computing and amorphous computing. • Computation performed by natural materials such as bioware ...
... • Computational models inspired by natural systems such as neural computation, evolutionary computation, cellular automata, swarm intelligence, artificial immune systems, artificial life systems, membrane computing and amorphous computing. • Computation performed by natural materials such as bioware ...
Violations of information structure: An
... One can therefore make the following predictions based on these considerations. If the context provided by a preceding wh-question is treated by the human comprehension system as similar in a general way to any other type of prior constraining semantic context, then one might reasonably expect an N4 ...
... One can therefore make the following predictions based on these considerations. If the context provided by a preceding wh-question is treated by the human comprehension system as similar in a general way to any other type of prior constraining semantic context, then one might reasonably expect an N4 ...
Foundations for a Circuit Complexity Theory of Sensory
... interest has grown in understanding the complexity of circuits for early sensory processing, both from the biological point of view and from the point of view of neuromorphic engineering (see (Mead, 1989)). However classical circuit complexity theory has provided little insight into these questions, ...
... interest has grown in understanding the complexity of circuits for early sensory processing, both from the biological point of view and from the point of view of neuromorphic engineering (see (Mead, 1989)). However classical circuit complexity theory has provided little insight into these questions, ...
Could Consciousness Emerge from a Machine Language?
... Computation & Consciousness, ed. Masao Io, Yasushi Miyashitatt and Edmund T. Rolls (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997), 17. ...
... Computation & Consciousness, ed. Masao Io, Yasushi Miyashitatt and Edmund T. Rolls (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997), 17. ...
Topographic Maps are Fundamental to Sensory
... sensory environment is critical, and small differences in timing can promote considerable species (and individual) variability [41]. Higher stations in the hierarchy mature later, and are more subject to alterations based on computations that transform sensory inputs. In addition, correlations based ...
... sensory environment is critical, and small differences in timing can promote considerable species (and individual) variability [41]. Higher stations in the hierarchy mature later, and are more subject to alterations based on computations that transform sensory inputs. In addition, correlations based ...
Neural evidence for the interplay between language, gesture, and
... [1966]1969), action and cognition are mostly studied as separate domains. This can be regarded as a reflection of traditional ‘Cartesian’ or ‘orthodox’ cognitive science. Mind and body are fundamentally different entities in this framework although they closely interact with each other. This strong me ...
... [1966]1969), action and cognition are mostly studied as separate domains. This can be regarded as a reflection of traditional ‘Cartesian’ or ‘orthodox’ cognitive science. Mind and body are fundamentally different entities in this framework although they closely interact with each other. This strong me ...
Principles of Information Systems, Ninth Edition
... • Computer system that simulates functioning of a human brain • Specific abilities: – Capable of retrieving information even if some neural nodes fail – Quickly modifies stored data as a result of new information – Discovers relationships and trends in large databases – Solves complex problems for w ...
... • Computer system that simulates functioning of a human brain • Specific abilities: – Capable of retrieving information even if some neural nodes fail – Quickly modifies stored data as a result of new information – Discovers relationships and trends in large databases – Solves complex problems for w ...
Crowdsourcing, Open Innovation and Collective
... between a very large group of scientists. The applicability of Crowdsourcing approaches to the solution of scientific problems can be motivated by a simple probabilistic argument: a sufficiently large crowd of independent individuals will, in a majority yes/no vote, decide properly, with high probab ...
... between a very large group of scientists. The applicability of Crowdsourcing approaches to the solution of scientific problems can be motivated by a simple probabilistic argument: a sufficiently large crowd of independent individuals will, in a majority yes/no vote, decide properly, with high probab ...
JBenedict_TCH301O_Week3_ASG02_memories_v01
... different humans, the personal identities of the two are still non-identical. In the case where an individual copies every component of personal identity to another, the individuals still have separate souls because of previously non-identical states. Conclusions and Recommendations Recommendations ...
... different humans, the personal identities of the two are still non-identical. In the case where an individual copies every component of personal identity to another, the individuals still have separate souls because of previously non-identical states. Conclusions and Recommendations Recommendations ...
Structure and function of ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) brains
... In particular, the brain composition might reflect the behavioral specialization (division of labor), most notably between sexuals and worker castes. Chemical (pheromones) and mechanical communication (vibration, touch) among nestmates are hallmarks of a social lifestyle, and one might expect these ...
... In particular, the brain composition might reflect the behavioral specialization (division of labor), most notably between sexuals and worker castes. Chemical (pheromones) and mechanical communication (vibration, touch) among nestmates are hallmarks of a social lifestyle, and one might expect these ...
Anthropomorphism: Opportunities and Challenges
... movements as (for example) expressions of the fundamental human emotions—happiness, sadness, disgust, and so on (see e.g. [34]). The robot is said to smile or frown. However, taking these responses (in forced choices) at face value ignores the possibility that they are elliptical for the subjects’ a ...
... movements as (for example) expressions of the fundamental human emotions—happiness, sadness, disgust, and so on (see e.g. [34]). The robot is said to smile or frown. However, taking these responses (in forced choices) at face value ignores the possibility that they are elliptical for the subjects’ a ...
Beyond AI: Multi-Intelligence (MI) Combining Natural and
... and the experiences which people perceive as evidence of events (i.e., “what” people experience happening) [40,41]. The glibness of normative assertions becomes apparent through critical realism as follows: why things happen—because some people say they “should”; how things happen—all people and all ...
... and the experiences which people perceive as evidence of events (i.e., “what” people experience happening) [40,41]. The glibness of normative assertions becomes apparent through critical realism as follows: why things happen—because some people say they “should”; how things happen—all people and all ...
Document
... An instance of the travelling salesperson problem with the nearest neighbour path in bold. Note this path (A, E, D, B, C, A), at a cost of 550, is not the shortest path. The comparatively high cost of arc (C, A) defeated the heuristic. ...
... An instance of the travelling salesperson problem with the nearest neighbour path in bold. Note this path (A, E, D, B, C, A), at a cost of 550, is not the shortest path. The comparatively high cost of arc (C, A) defeated the heuristic. ...
Chapter 11
... • regions that are not primary motor or primary sensory areas • widespread throughout the cerebral cortex • Association traits include: – analyzing & interpreting sensory experiences – help provide memory, reasoning, verbalizing, judgment and emotions ...
... • regions that are not primary motor or primary sensory areas • widespread throughout the cerebral cortex • Association traits include: – analyzing & interpreting sensory experiences – help provide memory, reasoning, verbalizing, judgment and emotions ...
14.FARS 3.Synthetic PET(2001) - University of Southern California
... simulated activity of the neurons in models of interacting brain regions based on, say, single-cell recordings in behaving monkeys ...
... simulated activity of the neurons in models of interacting brain regions based on, say, single-cell recordings in behaving monkeys ...
Slides
... Theorem 2 Assume that is countable. Let hp; vi and hp ; v i be respectively an agent’s prior and posterior states of mind. Then there exists some partition of such that hp ; v i is obtained from hp; vi by generalised conditioning on this partition. Theory says nothing about how redistribution of pr ...
... Theorem 2 Assume that is countable. Let hp; vi and hp ; v i be respectively an agent’s prior and posterior states of mind. Then there exists some partition of such that hp ; v i is obtained from hp; vi by generalised conditioning on this partition. Theory says nothing about how redistribution of pr ...
Unit 22.1: The Nervous System
... The brain is the most complex organ of the human body and the control center of the nervous system. It contains an astonishing 100 billion neurons! The brain controls such mental processes as reasoning, imagination, memory, and language. It also interprets information from the senses. In addition, i ...
... The brain is the most complex organ of the human body and the control center of the nervous system. It contains an astonishing 100 billion neurons! The brain controls such mental processes as reasoning, imagination, memory, and language. It also interprets information from the senses. In addition, i ...
The relative advantages of sparse versus distributed encoding for
... recording, one often uses the concept of fine tuning, which refers to a given neuron being activated by only a small proportion of the stimuli belonging to a certain set. If the set of stimuli considered, on the whole, activates neurons distributed evenly over the network, the two concepts can be ta ...
... recording, one often uses the concept of fine tuning, which refers to a given neuron being activated by only a small proportion of the stimuli belonging to a certain set. If the set of stimuli considered, on the whole, activates neurons distributed evenly over the network, the two concepts can be ta ...
What We Know About the Brain and Learning
... functioning throughout life. Social and emotional organization will follow with the enormous influence of experience. Perhaps to a greater extent, the experience of the first five years of life will dominate the direction of this primitive little mass of neurons. The influence of experience in deter ...
... functioning throughout life. Social and emotional organization will follow with the enormous influence of experience. Perhaps to a greater extent, the experience of the first five years of life will dominate the direction of this primitive little mass of neurons. The influence of experience in deter ...
ai-prolog5
... Algorithms for breadth first and depth first search. • Very easy to implement algorithms to do these kinds of search. • Both algorithms keep track of the list of nodes found, but for which routes from them have yet to be considered. • E.g., [school, hospital] -have found school and hospital in tree ...
... Algorithms for breadth first and depth first search. • Very easy to implement algorithms to do these kinds of search. • Both algorithms keep track of the list of nodes found, but for which routes from them have yet to be considered. • E.g., [school, hospital] -have found school and hospital in tree ...
Search for the optimal strategy to spread a viral video: An agent
... the knowledge is shared only by the adopters of the product, i.e. being infected means that an agent has bought and consumes the product. The intuition of the diffusion is such that an agent buys a product because she can see some of her neighbors consuming it. The usual seeding strategy is such tha ...
... the knowledge is shared only by the adopters of the product, i.e. being infected means that an agent has bought and consumes the product. The intuition of the diffusion is such that an agent buys a product because she can see some of her neighbors consuming it. The usual seeding strategy is such tha ...
Chapter 2: The Biological Basis of Behavior
... The language used by neurons to communicate ______. a. is not yet known, despite years of research b. involves simple “yes-no,” “on-off” electrochemical impulses c. involves neurons transitioning from one of four different electrochemical states to another d. is extremely flexible and complex, simil ...
... The language used by neurons to communicate ______. a. is not yet known, despite years of research b. involves simple “yes-no,” “on-off” electrochemical impulses c. involves neurons transitioning from one of four different electrochemical states to another d. is extremely flexible and complex, simil ...