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From Bricks to Brains introduces embodied cognitive scienceand illustrates its foundational ideas through the construction andobservation of LEGO Mindstorms robots.

Discussing the characteristics that distinguish embodied cognitivescience from classical cognitive science, From Bricks toBrains places a renewed emphasis on sensing and acting, theimportance of embodiment, the exploration of distributed notions ofcontrol, and the development of theories by synthesizing simple systemsand exploring their behaviour. Numerous examples are used to illustratea key theme: the importance of an agent’s environment. Evensimple agents, such as LEGO robots, are capable of exhibiting complexbehaviour when they can sense and affect the world around them.



Table of Contents

Front Matter; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements

Chapter 1. Mind Control—Internal or External?

Chapter 2. Classical Music and the Classical Mind

Chapter 3. Situated Cognition and Bricolage

Chapter 4. Braitenberg’s Vehicle 2

Chapter 5. Thoughtless Walkers

Chapter 6. Machina Speculatrix

Chapter 7. The Subsumption Architecture

Chapter 8. Embodiment, Stigmergy, and Swarm Intelligence

Chapter 9. Totems, Toys—Or Tools?

References; Index

From Bricks to Brains: The Embodied Cognitive

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      Publisher AU Press
      Published 1 May 2010
      ISBN-13 9781897425787
      978-1897425787
      ISBN-10 1897425783
      Also in:
      Cognition and cognitive psychology Robotics

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      From Bricks to Brains introduces embodied cognitive scienceand illustrates its foundational ideas through the construction andobservation of LEGO Mindstorms robots.

      Discussing the characteristics that distinguish embodied cognitivescience from classical cognitive science, From Bricks toBrains places a renewed emphasis on sensing and acting, theimportance of embodiment, the exploration of distributed notions ofcontrol, and the development of theories by synthesizing simple systemsand exploring their behaviour. Numerous examples are used to illustratea key theme: the importance of an agent’s environment. Evensimple agents, such as LEGO robots, are capable of exhibiting complexbehaviour when they can sense and affect the world around them.



      Table of Contents

      Front Matter; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements

      Chapter 1. Mind Control—Internal or External?

      Chapter 2. Classical Music and the Classical Mind

      Chapter 3. Situated Cognition and Bricolage

      Chapter 4. Braitenberg’s Vehicle 2

      Chapter 5. Thoughtless Walkers

      Chapter 6. Machina Speculatrix

      Chapter 7. The Subsumption Architecture

      Chapter 8. Embodiment, Stigmergy, and Swarm Intelligence

      Chapter 9. Totems, Toys—Or Tools?

      References; Index

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