[HTML][HTML] Striatal dopamine explains novelty-induced behavioral dynamics and individual variability in threat prediction
Animals both explore and avoid novel objects in the environment, but the neural
mechanisms that underlie these behaviors and their dynamics remain uncharacterized …
mechanisms that underlie these behaviors and their dynamics remain uncharacterized …
[HTML][HTML] Perception as a closed-loop convergence process
E Ahissar, E Assa - Elife, 2016 - elifesciences.org
Perception of external objects involves sensory acquisition via the relevant sensory organs.
A widely-accepted assumption is that the sensory organ is the first station in a serial chain of …
A widely-accepted assumption is that the sensory organ is the first station in a serial chain of …
Computational theories of curiosity-driven learning
PY Oudeyer - arXiv preprint arXiv:1802.10546, 2018 - arxiv.org
What are the functions of curiosity? What are the mechanisms of curiosity-driven learning?
We approach these questions about the living using concepts and tools from machine …
We approach these questions about the living using concepts and tools from machine …
Infant-inspired intrinsically motivated curious robots
G Gordon - Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
Highlights•Curious robots select actions to maximize intrinsic rewards that quantify learning
progress.•Curious robots exhibit emergence of infant-like exploration behaviors.•Open …
progress.•Curious robots exhibit emergence of infant-like exploration behaviors.•Open …
[HTML][HTML] An amygdala circuit mediates experience-dependent momentary arrests during exploration
Exploration of novel environments ensures survival and evolutionary fitness. It is expressed
through exploratory bouts and arrests that change dynamically based on experience. Neural …
through exploratory bouts and arrests that change dynamically based on experience. Neural …
Social behaviour as an emergent property of embodied curiosity: a robotics perspective
G Gordon - … Transactions of the Royal Society B, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Social interaction is an extremely complex yet vital component in daily life. We present a
bottom-up approach for the emergence of social behaviours from the interaction of the …
bottom-up approach for the emergence of social behaviours from the interaction of the …
[HTML][HTML] Neural activity in a hippocampus-like region of the teleost pallium is associated with active sensing and navigation
Most vertebrates use active sensing strategies for perception, cognition and control of motor
activity. These strategies include directed body/sensor movements or increases in discrete …
activity. These strategies include directed body/sensor movements or increases in discrete …
Curious instance selection
M Moran, T Cohen, Y Ben-Zion, G Gordon - Information Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
In the process of building machine learning models data sometimes must be sampled before
the learning process can be applied. This step, known as instance selection, is mostly done …
the learning process can be applied. This step, known as instance selection, is mostly done …
Active sensing associated with spatial learning reveals memory-based attention in an electric fish
Active sensing behaviors reveal what an animal is attending to and how it changes with
learning. Gymnotus sp., a gymnotiform weakly electric fish, generates an electric organ …
learning. Gymnotus sp., a gymnotiform weakly electric fish, generates an electric organ …
[HTML][HTML] Parallel inhibitory and excitatory trigemino-facial feedback circuitry for reflexive vibrissa movement
Animals employ active touch to optimize the acuity of their tactile sensors. Prior experimental
results and models lead to the hypothesis that sensory inputs are used in a recurrent …
results and models lead to the hypothesis that sensory inputs are used in a recurrent …