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284 Pages·2014·2.13 MB·English
by  Vernon
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ArtificialCognitiveSystems APrimer ArtificialCognitiveSystems APrimer DavidVernon TheMITPress Cambridge,Massachusetts London,England ©2014MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthisbookmaybereproducedinanyformbyanyelectronicormechani- calmeans(includingphotocopying,recording,orinformationstorageandretrieval)withoutpermission inwritingfromthepublisher. MITPressbooksmaybepurchasedatspecialquantitydiscountsforbusinessorsalespromotionaluse. Forinformation,[email protected]. ThisbookwassetinPalatinobytheauthorandwasprintedandboundintheUnitedStatesofAmerica. LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationData Vernon,David,1958– Artificialcognitivesystems:aprimer/DavidVernon. p. cm Includesbibliographicalreferencesandindex. ISBN978-0-262-02838-7(hardcover:alk.paper) 1.Cognition. 2.Brain. 3.Developmentpsychology. 4.Artificialintelligence. I.Title. BF311.V447 2014 153—dc23 2014013208 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ToKeelin,Ciana,andGeorgina— fornevergivinguponyourdreams “It’sapoorsortofmemorythatonlyworksbackwards.” LewisCarroll—ThroughtheLookingGlass Contents Preface xi Acknowledgements xv 1 TheNatureofCognition 1 2 ParadigmsofCognitiveScience 19 3 CognitiveArchitectures 63 4 Autonomy 85 5 Embodiment 113 6 DevelopmentandLearning 139 7 MemoryandProspection 155 8 KnowledgeandRepresentation 177 9 SocialCognition 197 References 215 Index 255

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This book offers a concise and accessible introduction to the emerging field of artificial cognitive systems. Cognition, both natural and artificial, is about anticipating the need for action and developing the capacity to predict the outcome of those actions. Drawing on artificial intelligence, dev
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