Title :
The role of temporal variance in motions for the emergence of mirror neurons systems
Author :
Baraglia, Jimmy ; Nagai, Yukie ; Kawai, Yusuke ; Asada, Minoru
Author_Institution :
Intell. Syst. Inst., Paul Sabatier Univ., Toulouse, France
Abstract :
The mirror neuron systems (MNS) allow us to project other´s motions into our own brain´s motor space. However, how the MNS develop remains not fully unraveled. Yet, making robots that acquire a mirroring property is crucial in order to allow them to efficiently cooperate with humans. Inspired by behavioral and computational studies on the MNS, we hypothesize that variances in motions would facilitate their emergence. Experiments showed that human-like motions, which means with variances in motions, lead to stronger connections between robot´s motor commands and other´s motions (i.e., MNS). It demonstrates the importance of variances in motions for the development of cognitive functions.
Keywords :
brain; cognitive systems; humanoid robots; medical robotics; motion control; MNS; brain motor space; cognitive function; human-like motion; mirror neuron system; mirroring property; motion projection; motion temporal variance; motion variance; robot motor command; Humans; Mirrors; Neurons; Robot motion; Robot sensing systems; Visualization;
Conference_Titel :
Development and Learning and Epigenetic Robotics (ICDL), 2012 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4964-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4963-5
DOI :
10.1109/DevLrn.2012.6400821