This paper addresses some particular issues related to the difficult task of automatically structuring information available in ill-structured environments, through a distributed hypermedia system like the Web. We present an original approach to this problem, which coordinates different aspects of automatic computation of relations between nodes in hyperspace, through dynamic linking, using int...

Transfer is the ability to employ knowledge acquired in one task to improve performance in another. We study transfer in the context of the ICARUS cognitive architecture, which supplies diverse capabilities for execution, inference, planning, and learning. We report on an extension to ICARUS called representation mapping that transfers structured skills and concepts between disparate tasks that...

This article presents a cognitive modelling approach for criminal behaviour, which is illustrated by a case study for the behaviour of three types of violent criminals as known from literature within the area of Criminology. The model can show each of their behaviours, depending on the characteristics set and inputs in terms of stimuli from the environment. Based on literature in Criminology ab...

Comparisons over commutative expressions constitute a special problem in analogical mapping. The unique character of these comparisons stems from the nature of commutative expressions themselves, which encapsulate particular dimensions of similarity between their arguments. In this paper, we describe commutative matching mechanisms for two analogical mapping systems (SME and MAGI), and demonstr...

In everyday life we quickly build and maintain associations between stimuli and behavioral responses. This is governed by rules of varying complexity and past studies have identified an underlying fronto-parietal network involved in cognitive control processes. However, there is only limited knowledge about the neuronal activations during more natural settings like game playing. We thus assesse...

Most of the information used by people for the cognitive mapping of spaces is gathered through the visual channel. People who are blind lack the ability to collect the required visual information either in advance or in situ. This study was based on the assumption that the acquisition of appropriate spatial information (perceptual and conceptual) through compensatory sensorial channels (e.g., h...