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October 22-23, 2018 | Frankfurt, Germany
International Conference on
Robo t i c s a n d A u t oma t i o n
B iomater ial s and Nanomater ial s
Joint Event
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Journal of Biomedical Research | Volume 29
Research on a conscious robot
Junichi Takeno
Meiji University, Japan
The human brain and its consciousness functions have not yet
been clearly explained. There have been many discussions
about this issue, with various positions being stated, such as
that human consciousness does not exist at all or that there
are consciousness functions. However, it is reasonable to think
that all mental functions of humans, including consciousness,
arise from brain cells, and that connections between these
brain cells act as information bridges between the brain and the
body. If this is so, then all mental functions can be expressed
mathematically as computational algorithms. And programs
comprisedof suchalgorithms canalsobe created. In this lecture,
we will first present a computational model of the neural
circuits that form the basis of human consciousness, implement
artificial neural network circuits using consciousness modules
that we call MoNADs, which stands for Module of Nerves for
Advanced Dynamics, and then describe the experiment that is
performed using the robot. The model features neurons that
resemble mirror neurons and has self-referencing functions
with double recursive neural networks. Basically, we use some
of the MoNADs to imitate the movement behavior of the other
image that is captured by the robot’s visual sensor, and compare
the other’s movement with the robot’s own movement. We
will describe and discuss such topics as emotion and feelings
when learning to make determinations about known and
unknown information, the capabilities of consciousness in
color perception, the principles of pleasant and unpleasant
feelings, modeling and simulation experiments on the Rubin’s
vase phenomenon, the ego as a program, and the modeling of
advanced traumatic brain injuries.
Speaker Biography
Junichi Takeno is a Professor at Meiji University and President of Heuristics Science
Research Institute. He has also been the Associative editor of the ELSEVIER.
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Junichi Takeno, Robotics & Biomaterials 2018, Volume 29
DOI: 10.4066/biomedicalresearch-C6-016