The true edge, de Bruin believes, may come far later, and in a form that has little to do with task-switching and executive control; it may, she says, be the result of simple learning.
In biological agents, research focuses on simple learning problems embedded in flexible, dynamic environments.
This flexibility is controlled by a combination of fluid dynamics and a simple learning algorithm.
I will demonstrate that this adjustment can be carried out by a very simple learning rule.
It's a collection of simple learning games for 2-5 year-olds helping them practise their sorting, attention and visual-motor coordination skills without stressful goals.
Nevertheless, the results suggest that a simple learning procedure administered overnight during sleep can indeed modify smoking behaviour for several days subsequently.
You can't get one big Perceptron to do very much, but for some things it remains one of the most elegant and simple learning devices I know of".
Israeli researchers now report that a simple learning procedure, administered to smokers while they slept in the lab, can reduce their tobacco consumption for several days afterwards.
Together they founded the AI Project at MIT, where Minsky's early work included the creation of simple learning machines and a robotic hand.
Mr Stocken has set a target membership of 100,000, and this September will launch "Bridge for All", a simple learning system similar to Mr Robson's.Challenges remain.
They were then invited in to the sleep lab, where some were subjected to aversive conditioning, a simple learning procedure that made them associate the smell of cigarette smoke with several unpleasant odours.
