MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/related; boundary="----=_NextPart_01C946A9.D0C3F3D0" This document is a Single File Web Page, also known as a Web Archive file. If you are seeing this message, your browser or editor doesn't support Web Archive files. Please download a browser that supports Web Archive, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer. ------=_NextPart_01C946A9.D0C3F3D0 Content-Location: file:///C:/542A56F1/ilang_s2v1.htm Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Quest for the missing link

The biological evolution of information processing

in the evolut= ion of language & learning,

and

my search for= the missing link between body and mind

Section 2:

A simplified = model of the mechanical and optical hardware common to most vertebrates:

the interface= to the world and ‘shared reality’

via action and vision

Rainer von Königslöw, Ph.D.

Abstract=

I speculate that there is a missing link, something that connects physical activity to mental activity. Furthermore, I speculate that this missing link is related to the biological evolution of language and learning. I investigate questions that are u= sually addressed in the field of neuroscience with empirical investigations. I propose a paradigm that investig= ates these questions from the perspective of information processing, and thus al= so fits into the field of artificial intelligence. I propose a design that uses an ‘inner language’ to control action sequences and to integrate visual perception into action. I investigate how this ‘inner language’ facilitates and enhances learning. The investigation demonstrates and validates the feasibility and benefits of the ‘inner language’ design with working prototypes.

TOC

Introduction: summary of previous sections. 5=

Chapter 1: A simple mechanical model = for vertebrates. 6=

Chapter 2: Optics for vertebrates: converting images into information= .. 14=

Chapter 3: Hearing machinery: converting sound into information<= span style=3D'color:windowtext;display:none;mso-hide:screen;text-decoration:none; text-underline:none'>.. 16=

Chapter 4: Hardware for perceiving to= uch, smell, taste, and other senses – including proprioception 18=

Expanded TOC<= o:p>

Introduction: summary of previous sections. 4=

Chapter 1: A simple mechanical model = for vertebrates. 5=

Topic 1: model-variant for humans illustrating common mechanical components 5=

Topic 2: A stick-figure representat= ion of the model for humans with joints and rigid bone structures <= !--[if supportFields]>= PAGEREF _Toc213401052 \h 6=

Topic 3: coordinated locomotion for humans with the mechanical components of the model 8=

Topic 4: a simple mechanical model = of joints, powered by muscles that are controlled by neurons <= !--[if supportFields]>= PAGEREF _Toc213401054 \h 10=

Topic 5: the eyeball as a specializ= ed mechanical joint 11=

Topic 6: the hardware and mechanics= of hearing. <= /span>12=

Chapter 2: Optics for vertebrates: converting images into information= .. 13=

Topic 1: the hardware of the eye. 13=

Topic 2: the eye as a video camera:= raster scan image acquisition.. 13=

Topic 3: converting a fast sequence= of raster scan images to a relatively steady or slow moving 2D and 3D vector representation of recognized objects. 14=

Topic 4: 2D and 3D scalable vector = images. 15=

Chapter 3: Hearing machinery: converting sound into information<= span style=3D'color:windowtext;display:none;mso-hide:screen;text-decoration:none; text-underline:none'>.. 15=

Topic 1: 2 stage analog to digital conversion.. 15=

Topic 2: The geometry of sound: extracting meaning. 16=

Chapter 4: Hardware for perceiving to= uch, smell, taste, and other senses – including proprioception 17=

Topic 1: touch and force feedback &= #8211; and conversion into information.. 17=

Topic 2: balance and a sense of up = and down – and conversion into information 17=

Topic 3: smell and taste – and conversion into information.. 17=

Introduction: = summary of previous sections

Chapter 1: A s= imple mechanical model for vertebrates

Topic 1:&nbs= p; model-variant for humans illustrating common mechanical components

= I have selected 9 types of joints, primarily for locomotion, which simplifies the model. These joints should be shared by most of the vertebrates, thus allowing us to generalize our resul= ts, even though the specific actions will be different. For the legs I have selected ankle= s, knees and hip joints. In the illustrations below, the skeleton is on the left and a simple wooden maniki= n on the right. A stick-figure mod= el will be displayed below.