Imitation Learning Based on an Intrinsic Motivation Mechanism for Efficient Coding

A hypothesis regarding the development of imitation learning is presented that is rooted in intrinsic motivations. It is derived from a recently proposed form of intrinsically motivated learning (IML) for efficient coding in active perception, wherein an agent learns to perform actions with its sens...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Psychology
Main Author:	Jochen eTriesch
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-11-01
Subjects:	Imitation mirror neuron language development efficient coding bird song intrinsic motivation
Online Access:	http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00800/full