Sensation and Perception Modules

Abstract

In any kind of creature, both the mechanisms of sensation and perception are indispensable for continuous living, e.g. to find edible plants/fruits in the forest, or to protect themselves from attack by approaching enemies. To fulfill these aims, there are considered to be two different kinds of information processes occurring in the brain: 1) extraction of useful features amongst the flood of information coming from the sensory organs equipped and 2) perception of the current surroundings based upon the features so detected in 1) for planning the next actions to be taken. Namely, the sensation mechanism is responsible for the former, whereas the latter is the role of the perception mechanism.