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  • Paperback: 168 pages
  • Publisher: MIT Press; New edition edition (1 Jan 1984)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0262521121
  • ISBN-13: 978-0262521123
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 13.2 x 0.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A book to challenge your thinking, 7 May 1999
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With respect, I think the previous reviewer has missed the point of this excellent book. Yes, Braitenberg "personifies" simple electro-mechanical relationships. But his whole point in doing so is to make us aware of how readily we personify animate objects in our environment, including each other.

With a playfulness not usually found in the writings of neuroscientists, Braitenberg starts with very simple machines or vehicles that respond to their environment. He shows that, despite the simple internal workings of these machines, we would be likely to impute feelings and desires to them. As the book goes on, Braitenberg discusses increasingly complicated machines, although remaining firmly in the realm of things that could potentially be built. The later machines appear to be capable of impressive feats of memory, planning and foresight, and yet they are ultimately made up of "simple electro-mechanical relationships". By the close of the book, one realizes belatedly that Braitenberg has sketched out (in fable-like form) a possible history of the evolution of intelligence.

For all those fascinated by the question of how the complexities of human and animal behaviour arise from the relatively simple world of the neuron, this book is a must.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Definite Read For A-Life and Robotics, 17 May 1999
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This great book is for those not looking for an end but seeking a book that acts as a guide through the world of complexity. It is a starting place for new ideas and has been quoted several times by several people doing important research because it is such a great text.

Once again, no disrespect to the bottom reviewer but they completely missed the point of this fine work. This is not a summation book on the field but a starting point for new and creative ideas.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating and innovative approach to cognitive science, 15 Mar 2004
Braitenberg's small book provides an unique approach to the attempt to understand human cognitive processes. The appraoch is reductionist (in the best sense of the word) whilst at the same time employing his rule of 'downhill analysis and uphill synthesis'. This rule allows Braitenberg to explain features of human cognition by gradual, easily understood, steps from simpler stages.

An excellent read for anyone interested in cognition or evolution.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Good starting point for budding pop-culture AI philosopers.
Braitenburg's book, Vehicles, is both a success and failure. As a philosophy paper, it is full of ideas for AI systems, simple that they may be, to emulate some interesting... Read more
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