Morphological Intelligence - Measuring the Body's Contribution to Intelligence (Paperback, 1st ed. 2019)

Intelligence results from the interaction of the brain, body and environment. The question addressed in this book is, can we measure the contribution of the body and its' interaction with the environment? To answer this, we first present a comprehensive overview of the various ways in which a body reduces the amount of computation that the brain has to perform to solve a task. This chapter will broaden your understanding of how important inconspicuously appearing physical processes and physical properties of the body are with respect to our cognitive abilities. This form of contribution to intelligence is called Morphological Intelligence. The main contribution of this book to the field is a detailed discussion of how Morphological Intelligence can be measured from observations alone. The required mathematical framework is provided so that readers unfamiliar with information theory will be able to understand and apply the measures. Case studies from biomechanics and soft robotics illustrate how the presented quantifications can, for example, be used to measure the contribution of muscle physics to jumping and optimise the shape of a soft robotic hand. To summarise, this monograph presents various examples of how the physical properties of the body and the body's interaction with the environment contribute to intelligence. Furthermore, it treats theoretical and practical aspects of Morphological Intelligence and demonstrates the value in two case studies.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Release date:	September 2020
First published:	2019
Authors:	Keyan Ghazi-Zahedi
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	180
Edition:	1st ed. 2019
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-020623-9
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Coding theory & cryptology Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Information theory > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > General Books > Computing & IT > Applications of computing > Artificial intelligence > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Sports training & coaching > General
LSN:	3-03-020623-8
Barcode:	9783030206239

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