Visual binding, reentry, and neuronal synchrony in a physically situated brain-based device Anil K. Seth, Jeffrey L. McKinstry, Gerald M. Edelman, and Jeffrey L. Krichmar The Neurosciences Institute, 10640 John Jay Hopkins Drive, San Diego, CA 92121, USA seth@nsi.edu Abstract By constructing and analyzing a physically situated brain-based device (i.e. a device with sensors and actuators whose beha

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stojanov-kulakov-epirob03-final Interactivist approach to representation in epigenetic agents Georgi Stojanov*, Andrea Kulakov** Computer Science Institute Faculty of Electrical Engineering 1000 Skopje, MACEDONIA geos@etf.ukim.edu.mk*, kulak@etf.ukim.edu.mk** Abstract Interactivism is a vast and rather ambitious philosophical and theoretical system originally developed by Mark Bickhard, which cove

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A Constructive Model of Mother-Infant Interaction towards Infant’s Vowel Articulation Yuichiro Yoshikawa Osaka University Yamada-Oka 2-1, Suita Osaka 565-0821 Japan yoshikawa@er.ams.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp Junpei Koga Osaka University Yamada-Oka 2-1, Suita Osaka 565-0821 Japan koga@er.ams.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp Minoru Asada HANDAI Frontier Research Center, Osaka University Yamada-Oka 2-1, Suita Osaka 565-082

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Conjunctive Visual and Auditory Development via Real-Time Dialogue Yilu Zhang Electrical & Control Integration Lab R&D and Planning General Motors Corporation Warren, MI 48312 yilu.zhang@gm.com Juyang Weng Department of Computer Science and Engineering Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48823 weng@cse.msu.edu Abstract Human developmental learning is capable of dealing with the dynamic vis

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Children, Humanoid Robots and Caregivers Artur Arsenio Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA arsenio@csail.mit.edu This paper presents developmental learning on a humanoid robot from human-robot interactions. We consider in particular teaching humanoids as children during the child’s Separation and Individuation

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Sharing Meaning with Machines Claire D’Este School of Computer Science and Engineering University of New South Wales Sydney, NSW 2052 Australia claired@cse.unsw.edu.au Abstract Communication can be described as the act of sharing meaning, so if humans and ma- chines are to communicate, how is this to be achieved between such different creatures? This paper examines what else the communi- cators ne

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Embodied cognition through cultural interaction Bart De Vylder, Bart Jansen, and Tony Belpaeme Artificial Intelligence Lab Vrije Universiteit Brussel Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium {bartdv,bartj,tony}@arti.vub.ac.be Abstract In this short paper we describe a robotic setup to study the self-organization of concep- tualisation and language. What distinguishes this project from others is that

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Developmental Stages of Perception and Language Acquisition in a Perceptually Grounded Robot Peter Ford Dominey (dominey@ isc.cnrs.fr), Jean-David Boucher (boucher@ isc.cnrs.fr) Institut des Sciences Cognitives, CNRS 67 Blvd. Pinel, 69675 Bron Cedex, France http://www.isc.cnrs.fr/dom/dommenu-en.htm Abstract The objective of this research is to develop a system for language learning based on a mini

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An Ontogenetic Model of Perceptual Organization for a Developmental Robot Remi Driancourt Intelligent Robot Laboratory, University of Tsukuba 1-1-1 Tennoudai Tsukuba 305-8573 JAPAN Email: driancourt@roboken.esys.tsukuba.ac.jp Abstract This paper presents an ontogenetic model of self-organization for robotic intermediary vision. Two mechanisms are under concern. First, the de- velopment of low-leve

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Feel the beat: using cross-modal rhythm to integrate perception of objects, others, and self Paul Fitzpatrick Artur Arsenio Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA Abstract For a robot to be capable of development, it must be able to explore its environment and learn from its experiences. It must find (or create) o

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Integration of audio-visual information in 8-months-old infants Lisa Gustavsson*, Ulla Sundberg, Eeva Klintfors, Ellen Marklund, Lisa Lagerkvist and Francisco Lacerda Department of Linguistics Stockholm University SE-106 91 Stockholm Sweden * lisag@ling.su.se Abstract The results from a series of perception experi- ments designed to test 8-month-old infants’ ability to derive linguistic informatio

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Early sensitivity to interpersonal timing Anne Henning Max-Planck-Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology Cultural Ontogeny Department Deutscher Platz, 6 04103 Leipzig henning@eva.mpg.de Tricia Striano Max-Planck-Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology Cultural Ontogeny Department Deutscher Platz, 6 04103 Leipzig Abstract Sensitivity to timing in interaction was assessed in mother-infant interacti

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The Challenges of Joint Attention Frédéric Kaplan Sony CSL Paris. 6 rue Amyot 75005 Paris France kaplan@csl.sony.fr Verena V. Hafner Sony CSL Paris. 6 rue Amyot 75005 Paris France hafner@csl.sony.fr Abstract This paper discusses the concept of joint at- tention and the different skills underlying its development. We argue that joint attention is much more than gaze following or simul- taneous lo

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Neural development and sensorimotor control Jürgen Konczak Human Sensorimotor Control Lab School of Kinesiology, Dept. of Neurology, University of Minnesota 1900 University Ave. S.E. Minneapolis, U.S.A. jkonczak@umn.edu Abstract What is the relationship between development of the nervous system and the emergence of voluntary motor behavior? This is the central question of the nature- nurture discu

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Intelligent Adaptive Curiosity: a source of Self-Development Pierre-Yves Oudeyer Frederic Kaplan Sony Computer Science Lab, Paris Abstract This paper presents the mechanism of In- telligent Adaptive Curiosity. This is a drive which pushes the robot towards situations in which it maximizes its learning progress. It makes the robot focus on situations which are neither too predictable nor too unpre-

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Taking Synchrony Seriously: A Perceptual-Level Model of Infant Synchrony Detection Christopher G. Prince, George J. Hollich!, Nathan A. Helder, Eric J. Mislivec, Anoop Reddy, Sampanna Salunke, and Naveed Memon Department of Computer Science University of Minnesota Duluth, Duluth, MN USA chris@cprince.com, nhelder@nerp.net, {misli001, parl0020, salu0005, memo0005}@d.umn.edu !Purdue University Depar

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Synchronisation and Differentiation: Two Stages of Coordinative Structure Tomoyuki Yamamoto and Tsutomu Fujinami School of Knowledge Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) Tasunokuchi, Ishikawa, 923-1292 Japan e-mail: (t-yama,fuji)@jaist.ac.jp Abstract While motor skill acquisition process is re- garded as development of coordination, typically regarded as synchronisat

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