A key challenge in intelligent robotics is creating robots that are capable of directly
interacting with the world around them to achieve their goals. The last decade has seen …

Our understanding of the functions of motor system evolved remarkably in the last 20 years.
This is the consequence not only of an increase in the amount of data on this system but …

Unlike any other species, humans can learn and use language. This book explains how the
brain evolved to make language possible, through what Michael Arbib calls the Mirror …

The neural bases of behavior are often discussed in terms of perceptual, cognitive, and
motor stages, defined within an information processing framework that was originally …

This review investigates two recent developments in artificial intelligence and neural
computation: learning from imitation and the development of humanoid robots. It is …

Robot PbD started about 30 years ago, growing importantly during the past decade. The
rationale for moving from purely preprogrammed robots to very flexible user-based …

At every moment, the natural world presents animals with two fundamental pragmatic
problems: selection between actions that are currently possible and specification of the …

The cortical motor system of primates is formed by a mosaic of anatomically and functionally
distinct areas. These areas are not only involved in motor functions, but also play a role in …

Existing evidence indicates that mu and other alpha-like rhythms are independent
phenomena because of differences in source generation, sensitivity to sensory events …

Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are largely characterized by deficits in imitation, pragmatic
language, theory of mind, and empathy. Previous research has suggested that a …