In this review, we compare methods for temporal sequence learning (TSL) across the
disciplines machine-control, classical conditioning, neuronal models for TSL as well as …

Embodied cognition suggests that complex cognitive traits can only arise when agents have
a body situated in the world. The aspects of embodiment and situatedness are being …

Exploring emotions, in terms of their evolutionary origin; their basic neurobiological
substratum, and their functional significance in autonomous agents, we propose a model of …

Nowadays, aesthetics are generally considered as a crucial aspect that affects the way we
confront things, events, and states of affairs. However, the functional role of aesthetics in the …

Biped walking remains a difficult problem, and robot models can greatly facilitate our
understanding of the underlying biomechanical principles as well as their neuronal control …

Purpose: Constructivism postulates that the perceived reality is a complex construct formed
during development. Depending on the particular school, these inner constructs take on …

I identify two similarities between evolutionary epistemology (EE) and radical constructivism
(RC):(1) They were founded primarily by biologists and (2) their respective claims can be …

Context: The thoroughly second-order cybernetic underpinnings of naturalist theatre have
gone almost entirely unremarked in the literature of both theatre studies and cybernetics …

Living organisms interact with their surroundings in a closed-loop fashion, where sensory
inputs dictate the initiation and termination of behaviours. Even simple animals are able to …

The early days of psychology in the 19th century belonged to the 'introspection'movement.
However, because introspection is a first-person approach, it doesn't lend itself to objective …