Prerational Intelligence: Adaptive Behavior and Intelligent Systems without Symbols and Logic: Adaptive Behavior and Intelligent Systems without Symbols and Logic Vol 1
Published on 1. December 2000
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978-0-7923-6665-2 (ISBN)
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The focus of prerational intelligence is on the way animals and artificial systems utilize information about their surroundings in order to behave intelligently; the premise is that logic and symbolic reasoning are neither necessary nor, possibly, sufficient. Experts in the fields of biology, psychology, robotics, AI, mathematics, engineering, computer science, and philosophy review the evidence that intelligent behaviour can arise in systems of simple agents interacting according to simple rules; that self-organization and interaction with the environment are critical; and that quick approximations may replace logical analyses. It is argued that a better understanding of the intelligence inherent in procedure like those illustrated will eventually shed light on how rational intelligence is realised in humans. Readership: Scientifically literate general readers and scientists in all fields interested in understanding and duplicating biological intelligence.
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English
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United States
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College/higher education
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978-0-7923-6665-2 (9780792366652)
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Part I: Introduction to Volume 1, H. Cruse, et al. Part II Intelligence and Prerational Intelligence: Introduction to Part II, P. Lanz; The Concept of Intelligence in Psychology and Philosophy, P. Lanz; Rational Behaviour of Animals and Machines, D. McFarland; The Concept of Intelligence in AI, I. Wachsmuth. Part III A Case Study: The Jamming Avoidance Response (JAR) of the Electric Fish; Eigenmannia - The Processing of Sensory Information and Motor Control, W. Heiligenberg. Part IV Intelligent Sensing: Introduction to Part IV, H.-U. Bauer, et al; Peripheral Sensory Modules Controlling Motor Behaviour, F. Clarac, et al; Antennal Movements in the Honeybee - How Complex Tasks are Solved by a Simple Neuronal System, J. Erber, B. Pribbenow; Invariances in Visual Systems of Robots and Animals - Functional and Architectural Consequences, G. Hartmann; Retinal Coding for Vernier Acuity and Motion, C. Wehrhahn; Is There Parallel Binding of Distributed Objects?, H.-U. Bauer, J. Braun; Synthesizing Complex Perceptions I - Concepts of Visual Feature Associations Based on Neural Synchronization and Related Experimental Results in the Visual Cortex, R. Eckhorn, M. Stocker; Synthesizing Complex Perceptions II - Models of Visual Feature Associations Based on Neural Synchronization, M. Stocker, R. Eckhorn; A Neurally-Inspired Approach to 3-D Visual Object Recognition, B.W. Mel; Modelling the Formation of Sensory Representations in the Brain, K. Obermayer. (Part contents).