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  bibo_abstract:
  - Grounding autonomous behavior in the nervous system is a fundamental challenge
    for neuroscience. In particular, self-organized behavioral development provides
    more questions than answers. Are there special functional units for curiosity,
    motivation, and creativity? This paper argues that these features can be grounded
    in synaptic plasticity itself, without requiring any higher-level constructs.
    We propose differential extrinsic plasticity (DEP) as a new synaptic rule for
    self-learning systems and apply it to a number of complex robotic systems as a
    test case. Without specifying any purpose or goal, seemingly purposeful and adaptive
    rhythmic behavior is developed, displaying a certain level of sensorimotor intelligence.
    These surprising results require no systemspecific modifications of the DEP rule.
    They rather arise from the underlying mechanism of spontaneous symmetry breaking,which
    is due to the tight brain body environment coupling. The new synaptic rule is
    biologically plausible and would be an interesting target for neurobiological
    investigation. We also argue that this neuronal mechanism may have been a catalyst
    in natural evolution.@eng
  bibo_authorlist:
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Ralf
      foaf_name: Der, Ralf
      foaf_surname: Der
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Georg S
      foaf_name: Martius, Georg S
      foaf_surname: Martius
      foaf_workInfoHomepage: http://www.librecat.org/personId=3A276B68-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  bibo_doi: 10.1073/pnas.1508400112
  bibo_issue: '45'
  bibo_volume: 112
  dct_date: 2015^xs_gYear
  dct_identifier:
  - UT:000364470300020
  dct_language: eng
  dct_publisher: National Academy of Sciences@
  dct_title: Novel plasticity rule can explain the development of sensorimotor intelligence@
  fabio_hasPubmedId: '26504200'
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