The brain has a body: adaptive behavior emerges from interactions of nervous system, body and environment

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 an...

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Published inTrends in neurosciences (Regular ed.) Vol. 20; no. 12; pp. 553 - 557
Main Authors Chiel, Hillel J., Beer, Randall D.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.12.1997
Elsevier Science
Elsevier Sequoia S.A
Subjects
Adaptation, Psychological - physiology
adaptive behavior
Animals
Behavior
behavior based robotics
Biological and medical sciences
biomechanics
Brain
Brain - physiology
computational neuroethology
coupled systems
dynamics
ecological psychology
Environment
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
General aspects. Models. Methods
Humans
Nervous system
Nervous System Physiological Phenomena
Neurology
Vertebrates: nervous system and sense organs
ecological psychology
computational neuroethology
dynamics
adaptive behavior
biomechanics
behavior based robotics
coupled systems
Interaction
Information processing
Behavior change
Feedback regulation
Environment
Nervous system
Review
Body
Adaptation
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Summary: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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ISSN:0166-2236
1878-108X
DOI:10.1016/S0166-2236(97)01149-1