Author:
David Zipser
Affiliation:
U.C. Berkeley, United States
Keyword(s):
Arm Movements, Brain Models, Distributed Decision Making, Cognitive Control.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Artificial Intelligence
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Artificial Intelligence and Decision Support Systems
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Biomedical Engineering
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Biomedical Signal Processing
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Collective & Distributed Intelligent Systems and Dynamics
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Computational Intelligence
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Computational Neuroscience
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Enterprise Information Systems
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Health Engineering and Technology Applications
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Higher Level Artificial Neural Network Based Intelligent Systems
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Human-Computer Interaction
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Methodologies and Methods
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Neural Multi-Agent Intelligent Systems and Applications
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Neural Network Software and Applications
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Neural Networks
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Neurocomputing
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Neurotechnology, Electronics and Informatics
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Pattern Recognition
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Physiological Computing Systems
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Sensor Networks
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Signal Processing
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Soft Computing
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Theory and Methods
Abstract:
Brytes are small brains used as subunits to model the cognitive processes of larger, smarter brains. A
previously developed model of scratching behaviour that uses brytes to generate the coordinated movements
of two arms, one with the itch site the other with the scratching hand is described. Then new strategies are
described for using large sets of brytes with virtual locations all over the body to make decisions about
whether scratching is safe in the current context and, if so, which appendage to use. Finally, the biological
plausibility of brytes is examined in the contest of brain evolution and brain functional architecture.