Communication as an emergent metaphor for neuronal operation

Authors:
Slawomir J. Nasuto;Kerstin Dautenhahn;Mark Bishop
Affiliations:
Department of Cybernetics, University of Reading, Reading, UK;Department of Cybernetics, University of Reading, Reading, UK;Department of Cybernetics, University of Reading, Reading, UK
Venue:
Computation for metaphors, analogy, and agents
Year:
1999

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Abstract

The conventional computational description of brain operations has to be understood in a metaphorical sense. In this paper arguments supporting the claim that this metaphor is too restrictive are presented. A new metaphor more accurately describing recently discovered emergent characteristics of neuron functionality is proposed and its implications are discussed. A connectionist system fitting the new paradigm is presented and its use for attention modelling briefly outlined.