01031nas a2200097   4500008004100000245010000041210006900141520066100210100002300871856003900894       2002                        eng d00aAdaptive Development of Koncepts in Virtual Animats: Insights Into the Development of Knowledge0 aAdaptive Development of Koncepts in Virtual Animats Insights Int3 aAs a part of our effort for studying the evolution and development of cognition, we present results derived from synthetic experimentations in a virtual laboratory where animats develop koncepts adaptively and ground their meaning through action. We introduce the term "koncept" to avoid confusions and ambiguity derived from the wide use of the word "concept". We present the models which our animats use for abstracting koncepts from perceptions, plastically adapt koncepts, and associate koncepts with actions. On a more philosophical vein, we suggest that knowledge is a property of a cognitive system, not an element, and therefore observer-dependent.1 aGershenson, Carlos  uhttp://uk.arxiv.org/abs/cs/0211027