More than Child's Play: North Carolina Professor Explores the History of Dolls and Their Sociological Impact.

2004/03/25 by Alexander S. Klyubin, Daniel Polani, Chrystopher L. Nehaniv +1 · 4 citations
Arts and Humanities · Computer Science · Neuroscience · Social Sciences · #Evolutionary Algorithms and Applications #Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies #Gender Roles and Identity Studies #Media, Gender, and Advertising #Neural Networks and Applications #Neural dynamics and brain function

paper · pdf · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0004018

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Abstract

The central resource processed by the sensorimotor system of an organism is information. We propose an information-based quantity that allows one to characterize the efficiency of the perception-action loop of an abstract organism model. It measures the potential of the organism to imprint information on the environment via its actuators in a way that can be recaptured by its sensors, essentially quantifying the options available and visible to the organism. Various scenarios suggest that such a quantity could identify the preferred direction of evolution or adaptation of the sensorimotor loop of organisms.

Citations

• Computational Mechanics: Pattern and Prediction, Structure and Simplicity
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• Autopoiesis: The organization of living systems, its characterization and a model
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