A neural network model for the acquisition of a spatial body scheme through sensorimotor interaction.

This letter presents a novel unsupervised sensory matching learning technique for the development of an internal representation of three-dimensional information. The representation is invariant with respect to the sensory modalities involved. Acquisition of the internal representation is demonstrated with a neural network model of a sensorimotor system of a simple model creature, consisting of a tactile-sensitive body and a multiple-degrees-of-freedom arm with proprioceptive sensitivity.