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The brain has a body: adaptive behavior emerges from interactions of nervous system, body and environment.
Chiel, H J; Beer, R D.
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  • Chiel HJ; Dept of Biology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106-7080, USA.
Trends Neurosci ; 20(12): 553-7, 1997 Dec.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9416664
ABSTRACT
Studies of mechanisms of adaptive behavior generally focus on neurons and circuits. But adaptive behavior also depends on interactions among the nervous system, body and environment sensory preprocessing and motor post-processing filter inputs to and outputs from the nervous system; co-evolution and co-development of nervous system and periphery create matching and complementarity between them; body structure creates constraints and opportunities for neural control; and continuous feedback between nervous system, body and environment are essential for normal behavior. This broader view of adaptive behavior has been a major underpinning of ecological psychology and has influenced behavior-based robotics. Computational neuroethology, which jointly models neural control and periphery of animals, is a promising methodology for understanding adaptive behavior.
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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Brain / Adaptation, Psychological / Environment / Nervous System Physiological Phenomena Limits: Animals / Humans Language: En Journal: Trends Neurosci Year: 1997 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United States
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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Brain / Adaptation, Psychological / Environment / Nervous System Physiological Phenomena Limits: Animals / Humans Language: En Journal: Trends Neurosci Year: 1997 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United States