As the field of embodied cognitive science begins to mature, it is imperative to develop
methods for identifying and quantifying the constraints and opportunities an agent's body …

The term “structure” indicates a set of components that, in relation to each other, shape an
organic complex. Such a complex takes on essential connotations of functionally unitary …

Publisher Summary This chapter provides insights for behavioral ecology from behavioral
syndromes. A behavioral syndrome involves behavioral consistency, both within and …

This paper considers the ways in which substantial discontinuous variation in behaviour
(called alternative tactics) arise during the course of the lives of individuals. First, it considers …

Although prominence has been given to genes in much biological writing about
development, gene expression is such that simple deterministic and additive arguments …

The recent convergence of real-time physicsbased simulation tools, the growing field of
embodied cognitive science, and techniques for evolving complete agents has created a …

The principles of embodied cognition dictate that intelligent behavior must arise out of the
coupled dynamics of an agent's brain, body, and environment. While the relationship …

Interest in individual differences in animal behavioural plasticities has surged in recent
years, but research in this area has been hampered by semantic confusion as different …

Displays are conspicuous, stereotyped, and often species-specific pos-tures, movements,
and vocalizations which are used in social interactions. These motor patterns are part of the …

This paper is concerned with synthetic agents interacting with virtual environments, called
ani-mated creatures. The animated creatures are ar-ticulated graphical figures that are …