ICDL-EpiRob 2012 - 2012 IEEE Conference on Development and Learning and Epigenetic Robotics (IEEE ICDL-EpiRob 2012)

We invite submissions for this exciting window into the future of developmental sciences. Submissions which establish novel links between brain, behavior and computation are particularly encouraged.
Topics of interest include ? but are not limited to:
* The development and emergence of perceptual, motor, cognitive, emotional, social, and * communicational skills in biological systems and robots
* General principles of development and learning
* Neural and behavioral plasticity
* Grounding of knowledge and development of representations
* Biologically inspired architectures for cognitive development and open-ended development
* Models of emotionally driven behavior
* Mechanisms of intrinsic motivation, exploration and play
* Embodied cognition: Foundations and applications
* Social development in humans and robots
* Use of robots in applied settings such as autism therapy
* Epistemological approaches to Epigenetic / Developmental Robotics