Measuring the Body's Contribution to Intelligence
Buch, Englisch, 180 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 465 g
ISBN: 978-3-030-20620-8
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Intelligence results from the interaction of the brain, body and environment. The question addressed in this book is, can we measure the contribution of the body and its' interaction with the environment?
To answer this, we first present a comprehensive overview of the various ways in which a body reduces the amount of computation that the brain has to perform to solve a task. This chapter will broaden your understanding of how important inconspicuously appearing physical processes and physical properties of the body are with respect to our cognitive abilities. This form of contribution to intelligence is called Morphological Intelligence.
The main contribution of this book to the field is a detailed discussion of how Morphological Intelligence can be measured from observations alone. The required mathematical framework is provided so that readers unfamiliar with information theory will be able to understand and apply the measures. Case studies from biomechanics and soft robotics illustrate how the presented quantifications can, for example, be used to measure the contribution of muscle physics to jumping and optimise the shape of a soft robotic hand.
To summarise, this monograph presents various examples of how the physical properties of the body and the body’s interaction with the environment contribute to intelligence. Furthermore, it treats theoretical and practical aspects of Morphological Intelligence and demonstrates the value in two case studies.
Zielgruppe
Research
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Forschung und Information Informationstheorie, Kodierungstheorie
- Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Daten / Datenbanken Informationstheorie, Kodierungstheorie
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Vorklinische Medizin: Grundlagenfächer Biomechanik
- Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Angewandte Biologie Bioinformatik
- Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Angewandte Informatik Bioinformatik
- Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Informatik Berechenbarkeitstheorie, Komplexitätstheorie
- Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Informatik Künstliche Intelligenz
Weitere Infos & Material
From Morphological Computation to Morphological Intelligence.- Information Theory – A Practical Primer.- A Theory of Morphological Intelligence.- Numerical Analysis of the Morphological Intelligence Quantifications.- Applications.
