Robots as Models of the Brain: What Can We Learn from Modelling Rat Navigation and Infant Imitation Games?

摘要: Understanding the brain and cognitive mechanisms is a central question for philosophers, neuroscientists, psychologs engineers as well. In our team, we try to reconcile old cybernetic approach with neural network modelling artificial intelligence. This neurocybernetics aims at participating in effort build science of cognition. Our goal clearly not design optimal solutions particular problem but understand what are allowing adapt itself order survive wide variety unpredictable situations. Hence, robots can be seen simulation tools test behavioral consequences model almost real conditions. We use Koala mobile (see fig. 1) equipped one pan-tilt ”head” 5 degrees freedom Katana arm. The head rotates 180 horizontally vertically, supports single CCD color camera.