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Do Intelligent Robots Need Emotion?

What is the place of emotion in intelligent robots? Researchers have advocated the inclusion of some emotion-related components in the information-processing architecture of autonomous agents. It is argued here that emotion needs to be merged with all aspects of the architecture: cognitive–emotional integration should be a key design principle. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. […]

Published on July 20, 2017

Automated Functional Analysis of Astrocytes from Chronic Time-Lapse Calcium Imaging Data

Yinxue Wang, Guilai Shi, David J. Miller, Yizhi Wang, Congchao Wang, Gerard Broussard, Yue Wang, Lin Tian, Guoqiang Yu Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a co-founder of the Institute for the Future of Human Potential, where he leads the charge in pioneering Self-Enhancement Science for the Success […]

Published on July 18, 2017

Size Matters: How Scaling Affects the Interaction between Grid and Border Cells

Diogo Santos-Pata, Riccardo Zucca, Sock C. Low, Paul F. M. J. Verschure Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a co-founder of the Institute for the Future of Human Potential, where he leads the charge in pioneering Self-Enhancement Science for the Success of Society. With a keen interest in […]

Published on July 18, 2017