Selecting when acting: how human perception is tuned to action goals and how robotics can benefit from that

Authors:
Agnieszka Wykowska;Anna Schubö
Affiliations:
Department of Psychology, Experimental Psychology Unit, Ludwig-Maximilians Universität, München, Germany;Department of Psychology, Experimental Psychology Unit, Ludwig-Maximilians Universität, München, Germany
Venue:
ICSR'10 Proceedings of the Second international conference on Social robotics
Year:
2010

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Abstract

This paper reviews theoretical perspectives and empirical evidence speaking in favor of a close link between action control and perceptual selection in humans. Results from behavioural studies, neuro-imaging, human electrophysiology as well as single-cell studies in monkeys are described. These data as well as theories are brought forward to argue that close connection between action and perception should be considered in designs of artificial systems. Examples of such systems are described and the application of those approaches to robotics is stressed.