?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=An+evolutionary+behavioral+model+for+decision+making&rft.creator=Romero+Lopez%2C+Dr+Oscar+Javier&rft.subject=Behavioral+Biology&rft.subject=Artificial+Intelligence&rft.subject=Complexity+Theory&rft.subject=Machine+Learning&rft.subject=Robotics&rft.description=For+autonomous+agents+the+problem+of+deciding+what+to+do+next+becomes+increasingly+complex+when+acting+in+unpredictable+and+dynamic+environments+pursuing+multiple+and+possibly+conflicting+goals.+One+of+the+most+relevant+behavior-based+model+that+tries+to+deal+with+this+problem+is+the+one+proposed+by+Maes%2C+the+Bbehavior+Network+model.+This+model+proposes+a+set+of+behaviors+as+purposive+perception-action+units+which+are+linked+in+a+nonhierarchical+network%2C+and+whose+behavior+selection+process+is+orchestrated+by+spreading+activation+dynamics.+In+spite+of+being+an+adaptive+model+(in+the+sense+of+self-regulating+its+own+behavior+selection+process)%2C+and+despite+the+fact+that+several+extensions+have+been+proposed+in+order+to+improve+the+original+model+adaptability%2C+there+is+not+a+robust+model+yet+that+can+self-modify+adaptively+both+the+topological+structure+and+the+functional+purpose%0D%0Aof+the+network+as+a+result+of+the+interaction+between+the+agent+and+its+environment.+Thus%2C+this+work+proffers+an+innovative+hybrid+model+driven+by+gene+expression+programming%2C+which+makes+two+main+contributions%3A+(1)+given+an+initial+set+of+meaningless+and+unconnected+units%2C+the+evolutionary+mechanism+is+able+to+build+well-defined+and+robust+behavior+networks+which+are+adapted+and+specialized+to+concrete+internal+agent's+needs+and+goals%3B+and+(2)%0D%0Athe+same+evolutionary+mechanism+is+able+to+assemble+quite%0D%0Acomplex+structures+such+as+deliberative+plans+(which+operate+in+the+long-term)+and+problem-solving+strategies.&rft.publisher=Sage+Publications%2C+Inc.&rft.contributor=Taylor%2C+Mss+Sarah&rft.date=2011-12-16&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8015%2F2%2FFinal%2520Paper%2520Oscar%2520Romero.pdf&rft.identifier=++Romero+Lopez%2C+Dr+Oscar+Javier++(2011)+An+evolutionary+behavioral+model+for+decision+making.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8015%2F