Cognitive Control in Reactive Agents: surviving predators through the evolution of a circadian rhythm
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2010-07-15
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en
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A theory of EEC proposes that the brain constitutes the role of a
tra ffic regulator in simple behavior. In simulations was tested whether
or not agents with a control structure, which could inhibit behavioral
layers, lived longer than simple reactive agents. The world had a circadian
day-night rhythm and a predator. By establishing a sleep-wake cycle
the control structure agents improved their fitness. Especially when the
control structure has a variable energy usage, depending on the amount
of inhibition it exerts, the fitness is improved. The agents would also take
siestas to save energy during the day. The behavior of the agents did not
vary much between the different types of predators.
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Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen