From Bricks to Brains - The Embodied Cognitive Science of LEGO Robots (Paperback)

From Bricks to Brains introduces embodied cognitive science and illustrates its foundational ideas through the construction and observation of LEGO Mindstorms robots.

Discussing the characteristics that distinguish embodied cognitive science from classical cognitive science, the book places a renewed emphasis on sensing and acting, the importance of embodiment, the exploration of distributed notions of control, and the development of theories by synthesizing simple systems and exploring their behavior. Numerous examples are used to illustrate a key theme: the importance of an agent's environment. Even simple agents, such as LEGO robots, are capable of exhibiting complex behavior when they can sense and affect the world around them.

Michael Dawson is professor of psychology at the University of Alberta. Brian Dupuis as a research assistant in psychology and Michael Wilson is a biology undergraduate, both at the University of Alberta.

General

Imprint:	AU Press
Country of origin:	Canada
Release date:	May 2010
First published:	2010
Authors:	Michael Dawson • Brian Dupuis • Michael Wilson
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade / Trade
Pages:	352
ISBN-13:	978-1-897425-78-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Cognition & cognitive psychology > Perception Books > Professional & Technical > Electronics & communications engineering > Electronics engineering > Automatic control engineering > Robotics
LSN:	1-897425-78-3
Barcode:	9781897425787

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