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Place cognition as an example of situated cognition: a study with evolved agents

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  1. Natural and Artificial Cognition Laboratory, Department of Relational Sciences, University of Naples “Federico II”, Via Porta di Massa, 1, 80133, Naples, Italy

    Orazio Miglino & Michela Ponticorvo

  2. Laboratory of Autonomous Robotics and Artificial Life, CNR, Via San Martino della, Battaglia 44, 00185, Rome, Italy

    Orazio Miglino

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Miglino, O., Ponticorvo, M. Place cognition as an example of situated cognition: a study with evolved agents. Cogn Process 10 (Suppl 2), 250–252 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10339-009-0278-7

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