Research Article

Search for an Appropriate Behavior within the Emotional Regulation in Virtual Creatures Using a Learning Classifier System

Table 1

Description of areas. General architecture structures for emotion regulation, inputs, and outputs.

StructureInputOutput

AMYGDALAFrame with preprocessed and processed information.Frame with emotional information.
HIPPOCAMPUSRequests.Information retrieved from the emotional memory.
INSULASensory information.Affective information oriented towards pain.
VSSensory information.Affective information oriented towards pleasure.
rACCFrame with processed information and emotional state.Possible actions.
OFCPossible actions and emotional state.The frame of selected action.
DMPFCThe frame of action and information from memory.Emotional state and appropriate emotional behavior.
DLPFCRequests.Information retrieved from working memory.
VLPFCRequired emotional state.The cognitive-emotional change closest to what is required.
sgACCEmotional behavior and emotional state.General behavior.
Sensory CortexEnvironmental information.Sensory information.
Motor CortexGeneral behavior.Execution frame.