The Brain is Embodied and the Body is Embedded in the Environment Jeff Krichmar Department of Cognitive Sciences University of California, Irvine

Reverse Engineering the Brain: Understanding Through Building  Cognitive and neural robotics  Replicate human and animal behaviors in robots to provide insight into neuroscience and cognitive science.  Understand brain mechanisms of learning and adaptive behavior through physical systems.  High-performance Computing  Develop computing tools for large-scale neural simulations.

Truly intelligent machines are… A long way off and far, far away

High Performance Computing Neuromorphic Computers  Today's computers are limited by  Computational capacity  An architecture that is serial and programmable in its design.  Biological systems automatically learn relevant features and associations.  Develop computers and computation based on a neurobiological architecture.  DARPA SyNAPSE  EU FACETS

Organizing Principles in the Computing and Biological Sciences  Embodiment  Brain, body, and environment are closely coupled.  The body shapes the way we think.  The brain is not a computer.  Adaptive Behavior  Lifetime scale  Evolutionary time-scale

Organizing Principles in the Computing and Biological Sciences  Understanding through building.  Physical systems  Reverse engineering  Tools and materials!  Need truly interdisciplinary training that combines, biomedical engineering, cognitive sciences, computer science, electrical and mechanical engineering.