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What else can brains do?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2013

Aaron Sloman
Aaron Sloman*
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School of Computer Science, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT United Kingdom. a.sloman@cs.bham.ac.uk http://www.cs.bham.ac.uk/~axs
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Abstract

The approach Clark labels “action-oriented predictive processing” treats all cognition as part of a system of on-line control. This ignores other important aspects of animal, human, and robot intelligence. He contrasts it with an alleged “mainstream” approach that also ignores the depth and variety of AI/Robotic research. I don't think the theory presented is worth taking seriously as a complete model, even if there is much that it explains.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 36 , Issue 3 , June 2013 , pp. 230 - 231
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