SELECTIVE ATTENTION AND ACTION IN AN ARTIFICIAL, EVOLVED AGENT: REACTIVE INHIBITION

摘要

We analyzed the mechanisms for selective attention and action in an artificial, evolved agent. Our analysis shows the agent selectively responds to targets through reactive inhibition of nontarget items. Reactive inhibition, in which suppression of nontargets is in proportion to their salience, has been previously shown to be a means of selection in people. Our results suggest that reactive inhibition may be a fundamental process in selective control of action.