Hesslow (2002) put forward the 'simulation
hypothesis', i.e. the idea that conscious thought and the experience of an 'inner
world' could be explained as an internal simulation of perception and behavior.
This talk discusses experimental work from our own lab (e.g., Jirenhed, Hesslow
& Ziemke, 2001; Ziemke, Jirenhed, Hesslow, subm.), as well as related work by
others, that aims to model the simulation hypothesis, in particular simulation
of perception, in neural-net-controlled robots.
Hesslow, G. (2002). Conscious thought
as simulation of behaviour and perception. Trends in Cognitive Science, 6(6).
242-247.
Jirenhed, D.-A.; Hesslow, G. & Ziemke, T. (2001). Exploring Internal Simulation
of Perception in Mobile Robots. In: Arras, Baerveldt, Balkenius, Burgard,
Siegwart (eds.) 2001 Fourth European Workshop on Advanced Mobile Robotics -
Proceedings (pp. 107-113). Lund University Cognitive Studies, vol. 86. Lund,
Sweden.
Ziemke, T., Jirenhed, D.-A., Hesslow, G. (subm.). Toward Internal Simulation of
Perception in Mobile Robots. Submitted for journal publication.