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11 - Computer Science and Informatics

University of Edinburgh

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Article title

Animals Versus Animats: Or Why Not Model the Real Iguana?

Type

D - Journal article

DOI

10.1177/1059712309339867

Title of journal

Adaptive Behavior

Article number

Volume number

Issue number

First page of article

269

ISSN of journal

1059-7123

Year of publication

2009

URL

http://adb.sagepub.com/content/17/4/269.abstract

Number of additional authors

Additional information

<25> Originality: Challenges the wide-spread approach of simulating invented ‘animats’, arguing that it fails to have the intended relevance to understanding biology.

Significance: Published as a target article with 15 commentaries from the leading researchers in the field of adaptive behaviour simulation. With author's reply, the entire issue of the journal was dedicated to discussion of the argument presented. It develops the author’s previous discussions of modelling methodology which have significantly shaped this research field.

Rigour: The argument is grounded in the philosophy of science, and provides a logical justification and detailed critique of counter-arguments.

Interdisciplinary

Yes

Cross-referral requested

Research group

E - Institute of Perception, Action & Behaviour

Citation count

Proposed double-weighted

Double-weighted statement

Reserve for a double-weighted output

Non-English

English abstract