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ArticleFrontiers in robotics and AI2018

From Focused Thought to Reveries: A Memory System for a Conscious Robot.

Christian Balkenius, Trond A Tjøstheim, Birger Johansson, Peter Gärdenfors

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Article in Frontiers in robotics and AI, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Developing Self-Awareness in Robots via Inner Speech.Frontiers in robotics and AI · 2020
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  4. Cumulative inhibition in neural networks.Cognitive processing · 2019
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4 authors.

Christian BalkeniusLund University Cognitive Science, Department of Philosophy, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
Trond A TjøstheimLund University Cognitive Science, Department of Philosophy, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
Birger JohanssonLund University Cognitive Science, Department of Philosophy, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
Peter GärdenforsLund University Cognitive Science, Department of Philosophy, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We introduce a memory model for robots that can account for many aspects of an inner world, ranging from object permanence, episodic memory, and planning to imagination and reveries. It is modeled after neurophysiological data and includes parts of the cerebral cortex together with models of arousal systems that are relevant for consciousness. The three central components are an identification network, a localization network, and a working memory network. Attention serves as the interface between the inner and the external world. It directs the flow of information from sensory organs to memory, as well as controlling top-down influences on perception. It also compares external sensations to internal top-down expectations. The model is tested in a number of computer simulations that illustrate how it can operate as a component in various cognitive tasks including perception, the A-not-B test, delayed matching to sample, episodic recall, and vicarious trial and error.

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computational modelconsciousnessepisodic memorysemantic memoryworking memory

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PMID33500916
PMCPMC7805698

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