On the Self-Organizing Origins of Agency.
On the Self-Organizing Origins of Agency.
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关于代理的自我组织起源。
DOI：
10.1016/j.tics.2016.04.004
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发表时间：
2016-07
影响因子：
19.9
通讯作者：
Kelso JAS
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作者：
Kelso JAS
几个世纪以来，生命系统中的能动性和定向性问题一直困扰着哲学家和科学家。代理的出现背后有哪些原则和机制？对人类婴儿实验的分析和动态建模表明，能动性的诞生是由于一种类似尤里卡的、模式形成的相变，在这种转变中，婴儿突然意识到自己可以让世界上的事情发生。主要机制涉及正反馈：当婴儿最初的自发运动导致世界发生变化时，其感知到的后果会对婴儿的进一步行动产生突然且持续的放大效应。婴儿发现自己是一个因果因素。讨论了该理论的一些含义。
The question of agency and directedness in living systems has puzzled philosophers and scientists for centuries. What principles and mechanisms underlie the emergence of agency? Analysis and dynamical modeling of experiments on human infants suggest that the birth of agency is due to a eureka-like, pattern forming phase transition in which the infant suddenly realizes it can make things happen in the world. The main mechanism involves positive feedback: when the baby’s initially spontaneous movements cause the world to change, their perceived consequences have a sudden and sustained amplifying effect on the baby’s further actions. The baby discovers itself as a causal agent. Some implications of this theory are discussed.