Topic: behavioral dynamics

Throughout evolution the brain has optimized the control of the body across species, and in order to understand the relationship between brain and body it is imperative that we model the sensorimotor transformations underlying embodied control. As part of a larger coordinated effort, we are in the process of developing a general-purpose behavioral platform for simulating biomechanics, behavioral dynamics, and the neural circuits underlying embodied control. The appropriate level of abstraction for modeling body actuation is highly debated and each actuator type comes with associated tradeoffs.