• Autonomous Navigation in (the Animal and) the Machine 

      Leikanger, Per Roald (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2022-07-05)
      Understanding the principles underlying autonomous navigation might be the most enticing quest the computational neuroscientist can undertake. Autonomous operation, also known as voluntary behavior, is the result of higher cognitive mechanisms and what is known as executive function in psychology. A rudimentary knowledge of the brain can explain where and to a certain degree how parts of a computation ...
    • Decomposing the Prediction Problem; Autonomous Navigation by neoRL Agents 

      Leikanger, Per Roald (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2021-07-19)
      Navigating the world is a fundamental ability for any living entity. Accomplishing the same degree of freedom in technology has proven to be difficult. The brain is the only known mechanism capable of voluntary navigation, making neuroscience our best source of inspiration toward autonomy. Assuming that state representation is key, we explore the difference in how the brain and the machine represent ...