Toward an integrated approach to perception and action: conference report and future directions

Gordon, G.; Kaplan, D.M.; Lankow, B.; Little, D.Y.; Sherwin, J.; Suter, B.A.; Thaler, L.

doi:10.3389/fnsys.2011.00020

Toward an integrated approach to perception and action: conference report and future directions

Gordon, G.; Kaplan, D.M.; Lankow, B.; Little, D.Y.; Sherwin, J.; Suter, B.A.; Thaler, L.

Authors

G. Gordon

D.M. Kaplan

B. Lankow

D.Y. Little

J. Sherwin

B.A. Suter

Dr Lore Thaler lore.thaler@durham.ac.uk
Professor

Abstract

This article was motivated by the conference entitled “Perception & Action – An Interdisciplinary Approach to Cognitive Systems Theory,” which took place September 14–16, 2010 at the Santa Fe Institute, NM, USA. The goal of the conference was to bring together an interdisciplinary group of neuroscientists, roboticists, and theorists to discuss the extent and implications of action–perception integration in the brain. The motivation for the conference was the realization that it is a widespread approach in biological, theoretical, and computational neuroscience to investigate sensory and motor function of the brain in isolation from one another, while at the same time, it is generally appreciated that sensory and motor processing cannot be fully separated. Our article summarizes the key findings of the conference, provides a hypothetical model that integrates the major themes and concepts presented at the conference, and concludes with a perspective on future challenges in the field.

Citation

Gordon, G., Kaplan, D., Lankow, B., Little, D., Sherwin, J., Suter, B., & Thaler, L. (2011). Toward an integrated approach to perception and action: conference report and future directions. Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience, 5, Article 20. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnsys.2011.00020

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Apr 7, 2011
Publication Date	Apr 25, 2011
Deposit Date	Feb 29, 2012
Publicly Available Date	Sep 17, 2015
Journal	Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience
Electronic ISSN	1662-5137
Publisher	Frontiers Media
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	5
Article Number	20
DOI	https://doi.org/10.3389/fnsys.2011.00020
Keywords	Conference, Embodiment, Interdisciplinary, Robotics, Sensorimotor, Perception, Action.
Public URL	https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1510924

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© 2011 Gordon, Kaplan, Lankow, Little, Sherwin, Suter and Thaler. This is an open-access article subject to a non-exclusive license between the authors and Frontiers Media SA, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in other forums, provided the original authors and source are credited and other Frontiers conditions are complied with.