Behavioral match evaluation of spatial cognition in rats and robots.
In this paper we present a comparative behavioral analysis of spatial cognition in rats and robots by contrasting a similar goal-oriented task in a cyclical maze, where a computational system-level model of rat spatial cognition is used integrating kinesthetic and visual information to produce a cognitive map of the environment and drive robot experimentation. A discussion of experiments in rats and robots is presented contrasting learning latency while characterizing behavioral procedures such as body rotations during navigation and election of routes to the goal.
Barrera
Alejandra
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Computer Engineering Department at Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México. Río Hondo #1, Progreso Tizapán, CP 01080, México D. F., México. abarrera@itam.mx
Weitzenfeld
Alfredo
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D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology*; D001698:Biomedical Engineering; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D006185:Habituation, Psychophysiologic / Q000502:physiology; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D018782:Maze Learning / Q000502:physiology*; D008959:Models, Neurological; D008960:Models, Psychological; D051381:Rats; D012371:Robotics / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data