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Sensorimotor Control by Reverse Engineering the Biological Modalities

Author(s):
 DB Rosen, A Rosen Posting Date: 11/20/06
Abstract:
 A robotic model is designed to reverse engineer the sensorimotor control functions of human itch-scratch behavior patterns. The unique elements of the system are: a) neurological somatotopic topographic mappings are used to generate a coordinate frame, b) The mechanoreceptors operate as a feedback mechanism that enable monitoring the body, locate all itch-type activations and c) measure all the reaction forces exerted on the body by the external environment. The significance of the system is that it reverse engineers neurological brain modules for a) biological perception by means of “tactile sensory monitoring”, b) “self awareness” by locating and identifying all parts of the body, c) “self-knowledge” by programming/teaching the robot the location of all bodily parts associated with all possible itch-scratch trajectories, and d) “Tactile-sensorimotor control” by executing itch-scratch trajectories for all possible itch-points. The connectivity of the Controller may shed light on the neurophysiology of the brain.
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