Modeling of Cognitive Evolution: Perspective Direction of Interdisciplinary Investigation

The new direction of investigation, namely, modeling of cognitive evolution is described. The cognitive evolution is evolution of animal cognitive abilities. Fundamental scientific problems that can be analyzed by means of modeling of cognitive evolution are outlined. Backgrounds of models of cognitive evolution, which are developed in two areas of investigations: (1) models of autonomous agents and (2) biological experiments on cognitive properties of animals, are characterized. The sketch program for future investigations of cognitive evolution is proposed. Interdisciplinary relations of modeling of cognitive evolution are characterized.