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  • 1Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science,University of Tennessee,Knoxville,TN 37996.maclennan@utk.eduhttp://web.eecs.utk.edu/~mclennan.

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Animals develop physical skills through interacting with their environment and psychological skills through social interactions. Implicit neural models, crucial for nuanced behavior, are acquired and utilized for behavioral control.

Area of Science:

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  • Cognitive Science
  • Animal Behavior

Background:

  • Competence acquisition in animals involves both physical and psychological domains.
  • Embodied interaction with the environment shapes physical skills, while social interaction shapes psychological skills.
  • Implicit neural models underpin fluent and nuanced behaviors, contrasting with explicit models.

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  • To understand how these models are utilized for behavioral control.
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