N. J. Cowan

Can a fish learn to ride a bicycle? Sensorimotor adaptation to destabilizing dynamics in the weakly electric fish Eigenmannia virescens

This study investigates how the weakly electric fish Eigenmannia virescens adapts to destabilizing dynamics through sensorimotor retuning, finding improved tracking performance, reduced sensitivity to disturbances, and enhanced stability.

Organisms use mode-switching to solve the explore-vs-exploit problem

This paper shows that organisms use mode-switching strategies to balance exploration and exploitation based on sensory salience, with implications for robotics.

Closed-Loop Control of Active Sensing Movements Regulates Sensory Slip.

This study shows that weakly electric fish use closed-loop control to regulate sensory slip during active sensing movements, maintaining a constant feedback magnitude despite changes in reafferent gain.