Feeling robots and human zombies: Mind perception and the uncanny valley

2012/07/09 by Kurt Gray, Daniel M. Wegner · 51 citations
Neuroscience · Social Sciences · #Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment #Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations #Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation

paper · doi:10.1016/j.cognition.2012.06.007

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