Conditioning and Concept Formation in Embodied Agents

World Models, Action Selection, Embodied Concept Formation, and Conditioning

There are many computational models whose broad purpose is to allow an agent to learn via experience to perform effectively in a given environment. However, it is uncommon to see these models directly compared to each other, or to empirical data of real creatures adapting to their environments. Here, a comparison methodology is proposed involving various known results in classical and operant c...

Shape up, Baby! Perception, Image Schemas, and Shapes in Concept Formation

Embodied cognition has emphasised the importance of sensorimotor processes for concept formation. According to this theory, image schemas are suggested to be a cognitive representation of certain basic spatial relationships. At the same time, the shape of objects is essential for categorisation and understanding. While information on both shapes and image schemas are primarily obtained through ...

A fundamental property of all-ornone models, binomial distribution of responses prior to conditioning, with application to concept formation in children.

Architectural Strategies to Reduce Embodied Energy in Residential Buildings in Bandar-Abbass

The most common thing that architects and engineers are trying to improve is the building's energy consumption after construction. The energy consumed in the process of building a house receives plenty of resources, so a solution to the energy problem and the most appropriate materials for a building can be selected by evaluating the energy of the construction time (Embodied Energy). In this re...

Embodied Conversational Agents: A New Kind of Tool for Motor Rehabilitation?

In this paper, we follow a pluridisciplinary approach to propose a concept of emotional and social interfaces. This concept has been developed in a social and emotional behavioral model for Embodied Conversational Agents (ECA) in the context of virtual therapy. In our paradigm, a virtual therapist interacts with a patient in order to guide and encourage him to fulfill their exercises. We are in...