The design of robots that interact autonomously with the environment and exhibit complex
behaviours is an open challenge that can benefit from understanding what makes living …

The Artificial Intelligence (AI) revolution foretold of during the 1960s is well underway in the
second decade of the twenty first century. Its period of phenomenal growth likely lies ahead …

In recent years the mushrooming power, functionality and ubiquity of computers and the
Internet have outstripped early forecasts about technology's rate of advancement and …

The goals of cognitive robotics are to better understand cognition through the construction of
physical artifacts, and to create practical systems that demonstrate cognitive capabilities. I …

The embodied cognition paradigm emphasizes that both bodies and brains combine to
produce complex behaviors, in contrast to the traditional view that the only seat of …

The past two decades have witnessed a growing interest not only in understanding sensory
biology, but also in applying the principles gleaned from these studies to the design of new …

With its regular, almost crystal-like structure, the fly optic lobe represents a particularly
beautiful piece of nervous system, which consequently has attracted the attention of many …

Despite their tiny eyes and brains, nocturnal insects have evolved a remarkable capacity to
visually navigate at night. Whereas some use moonlight or the stars as celestial compass …

Seeing the direction of motion is essential for survival of all sighted animals. Consequently,
nerve cells that respond to visual stimuli moving in one but not in the opposite direction, so …

WITH ALL OUR EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE OF SENSORY CODING, sensorymotor
feedback loops, and motor control, we are still largely ignorant about what enables animals …