Less-is-More and Embodiment—How the Body Simplifies Cognition
Adaptive Behavior: Animals, Animats, Software Agents, Robots, Adaptive Systems
Published online on January 31, 2026
Abstract
Adaptive Behavior, Ahead of Print.
Less-is-more describes a principle underlying decision making. Embodiment, on the other hand, argues that the body plays an important role in processes that have classically been characterized as mental. We argue that decision making is facilitated by ...
Less-is-more describes a principle underlying decision making. Embodiment, on the other hand, argues that the body plays an important role in processes that have classically been characterized as mental. We argue that decision making is facilitated by ...