?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=The+emergence+of+a+%22language%22+in+an+evolving+population+of+neural+networks&rft.creator=Cangelosi%2C+A&rft.creator=Parisi%2C+D&rft.subject=Neural+Nets&rft.subject=Evolutionary+Psychology&rft.description=The+evolution+of+language+implies+the+parallel+evolution+of+an+ability+to+respond+appropriately+to+signals+(language+understanding)+and+an+ability+to+produce+the+appropriate+signals+in+the+appropriate+circumstances+(language+production).+When+linguistic+signals+are+produced+to+inform+other+individuals%2C+individuals+that+respond+appropriately+to+these+signals+may+increase+their+reproductive+chances+but+it+is+less+clear+what+is+the+reproductive+advantage+for+the+languages+producers.+We+present+simulations+in+which+populations+of+neural+networks+living+in+an+environment+evolve+a+simple+language+with+an+informative+function.+Signals+are+produced+to+help+other+individuals+to+categorize+edible+and+poisonous+mushrooms+in+order+to+decide+whether+to+approach+or+avoid+encountered+mushrooms.+Language+production%2C+while+not+under+direct+evolutionary+pressure%2C+evolves+as+a+by-product+of+the+independently+evolving+perceptual+ability+to+categorize+mushrooms.&rft.date=1998&rft.type=Preprint&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpostscript&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F621%2F2%2Fca-con98.ps&rft.identifier=++Cangelosi%2C+A+and+Parisi%2C+D++(1998)+The+emergence+of+a+%22language%22+in+an+evolving+population+of+neural+networks.++%5BPreprint%5D++++(Unpublished)++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F621%2F