Modulatory influence of motivations on a schema-based architecture: A simulative study

Abstract

We analyze the role of motivations in living organisms, and the nature of their influences on behavior with the aim to propose a design methodology for schema-based agent architectures. We propose that motivations have a modulatory influence on behavior, and in our design methodology they regulate the allocation of resources to the sensorimotor system and schemas. We describe an agent architecture incorporating this principle and we highlight its performance in a simulative study1. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2007.