04175nam 2200721 450 991045341560332120200520144314.01-4008-4825-310.1515/9781400848256(CKB)2550000001179395(EBL)1561554(OCoLC)867317107(SSID)ssj0001084901(PQKBManifestationID)11583850(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001084901(PQKBWorkID)11035862(PQKB)11325985(MiAaPQ)EBC1561554(StDuBDS)EDZ0001059519(MdBmJHUP)muse43265(DE-B1597)453942(OCoLC)973400132(OCoLC)979881840(DE-B1597)9781400848256(Au-PeEL)EBL1561554(CaPaEBR)ebr10822887(CaONFJC)MIL559534(EXLCZ)99255000000117939520140113d2013 uy 0engurunu||||||||txtccrAgent zero toward neurocognitive foundations for generative social science /Joshua M. EpsteinCourse BookPrinceton, New Jersey ;Oxfodshire, England :Princeton University Press,2013.©20131 online resource (268 p.)Princeton Studies in Complexity ;25Princeton studies in complexityDescription based upon print version of record.0-691-15888-6 1-306-28283-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I. Mathematical Model -- Part II. Agent-Based Computational Model -- Part III. Extensions -- Part IV. Future Research and Conclusion -- Appendix I. Threshold Imputation Bounds -- Appendix II. Mathematica Code -- Appendix III. Agent_Zero NetLogo Source Code -- Appendix IV. Parameter Settings for Model Runs -- References -- IndexThe Final Volume of the Groundbreaking Trilogy on Agent-Based ModelingIn this pioneering synthesis, Joshua Epstein introduces a new theoretical entity: Agent_Zero. This software individual, or "agent," is endowed with distinct emotional/affective, cognitive/deliberative, and social modules. Grounded in contemporary neuroscience, these internal components interact to generate observed, often far-from-rational, individual behavior. When multiple agents of this new type move and interact spatially, they collectively generate an astonishing range of dynamics spanning the fields of social conflict, psychology, public health, law, network science, and economics.Epstein weaves a computational tapestry with threads from Plato, Hume, Darwin, Pavlov, Smith, Tolstoy, Marx, James, and Dostoevsky, among others. This transformative synthesis of social philosophy, cognitive neuroscience, and agent-based modeling will fascinate scholars and students of every stripe. Epstein's computer programs are provided in the book or on its Princeton University Press website, along with movies of his "computational parables.?Agent_Zero is a signal departure in what it includes (e.g., a new synthesis of neurally grounded internal modules), what it eschews (e.g., standard behavioral imitation), the phenomena it generates (from genocide to financial panic), and the modeling arsenal it offers the scientific community. For generative social science, Agent_Zero presents a groundbreaking vision and the tools to realize it.Princeton Studies in ComplexitySocial sciencesComputer simulationSocial sciencesMathematical modelsElectronic books.Social sciencesComputer simulation.Social sciencesMathematical models.300.1ST 650rvkEpstein Joshua M.1951-725113MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453415603321Agent zero2487636UNINA