Behavioral match evaluation of spatial cognition in rats and robots

Author

Barrera, Alejandra ; Weitzenfeld, Alfredo

Author_Institution

Comput. Eng. Dept., Inst. Tecnol. Autonomo de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico

fYear

2009

fDate

3-6 Sept. 2009

Firstpage

7188

Lastpage

7191

Abstract

In this paper we present a comparative behavioral analysis of spatial cognition in rats and robots by contrasting a similar goal-oriented task in a cyclical maze, where a computational system-level model of rat spatial cognition is used integrating kinesthetic and visual information to produce a cognitive map of the environment and drive robot experimentation. A discussion of experiments in rats and robots is presented contrasting learning latency while characterizing behavioral procedures such as body rotations during navigation and election of routes to the goal.

Keywords

cognition; cognitive systems; mobile robots; behavioral match evaluation; cyclical maze; goal oriented task; kinesthetic information; rats; robots; spatial cognition; visual information; Animals; Behavior, Animal; Biomedical Engineering; Cognition; Computer Simulation; Habituation, Psychophysiologic; Hippocampus; Male; Maze Learning; Models, Neurological; Models, Psychological; Rats; Robotics;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2009. EMBC 2009. Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Minneapolis, MN

ISSN

1557-170X

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-3296-7

Electronic_ISBN

1557-170X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.2009.5335310

Filename

5335310