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This discussion document is part of a series of reviews of the state of the art in cognitive systems. It was prepared as background material for the Foresight Cognitive Systems Project. Series Co-ordinators, Professor Lionel Tarassenko, Professor Richard Morris; Series Editor, Michael Kenward The objective of the project is to examine recent progress in two major areas of research – computer science and neuroscience, and their related fields – and to understand whether progress in understanding cognition in living systems has new insights to offer those researching the construction of artificial cognitive systems