Arousal and awareness in a humanoid robot

Christian Balkenius; Trond A. Tjøstheim; Birger Johansson

Arousal and awareness in a humanoid robot

Christian Balkenius, Trond A. Tjøstheim, Birger Johansson

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Abstract

We describe how an arousal system that controls the levels of awareness can be implemented in a robot. The different levels of awareness correspond to different states of consciousness and we argue that an artificial arousal system modeled after its biological counterpart has a useful function in controlling the cognitive processing of a brain-like cognitive architecture. The level of awareness depends on arousal that in turn is controlled by novel or emotionally charged stimuli as well as by a circadian clock. Arousal is also modulated during cognitive tasks to control the randomness of decision processes and to select between exploration and exploitation.

Original language	English
Article number	143406
Journal	CEUR Workshop Proceedings
Volume	2287
Publication status	Published - 2018
Event	Towards Conscious AI Systems Symposium - Stanford, United States Duration: 2019 Mar 25 → 2019 Mar 27

Subject classification (UKÄ)

Control Engineering
Robotics

Keywords

Arousal
Exploration-exploitation
Gain control
Locus coeruleus

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CogPhi: Cognitive Philosophy Research Group (CogPhi)
Stephens, A., Tjøstheim, T. A., Roszko, M., Olsson, E. J., Anikin, A. & Arthur Schwaninger, T. P. U. O. Z.
2018/11/01 → …
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Lund University Cognitive Robotics Lab
Birger Johansson (Manager) & Christian Balkenius (Manager)
Cognitive Science
Infrastructure

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Arousal and awareness in a humanoid robot

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