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Do we represent peripersonal space?

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Klein, Colin·2021·The World at Our Fingertips
DOI 10.1093/oso/9780198851738.003.0008
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Work in both animals and humans has demonstrated that the brain specifically tracks the space near the body—the so-called ‘peripersonal space’ (PPS). These representations appear to be multimodal and expressed in body-centred coordinates. They also play an important role in defence of the body from threat, manual action within PPS, and the use of tools—the latter, notably, ‘extending’ PPS to encompass the tool itself. Yet different authors disagree about important aspects of these representations, including how many there are. I suggest that the questions about the nature and number of PPS representations cannot be separated from the question of the mathematical basis of the corresponding representational spaces. I distinguish cartographic from functional bases for representation, suggesting that the latter provides both a plausible account and support a single-representation view. I conclude with reflections on functional bases and what they show about representation in cognitive science.

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  • The representational basis of the common framework is functionally specified and takes whatever form is necessary to most effectively solve the core problems.

    “The representational basis of the common framework is functionally specified and takes whatever form is necessary to most effectively solve the core problems [37].”

    From Phenomenal interface theory: a model for basal consciousness (2025) · cites this paper as [37]

    Section 8.3 says functional basis functions are chosen for useful mathematical properties, and section 8.4 argues that a functional basis can serve multiple peripersonal-space tasks efficiently. The paper does not say that the representational basis of a broader “common framework” takes whatever form is necessary; it proposes a specific, stable functional basis for peripersonal space. Page numbers are unavailable in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.82)

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  1. 2014, Multisensory Representation of the Space Near the Hand: From Perception to Action and Interindividual Interactions., The Neuroscientist
  2. 2019, The Value of Actions, in Time and Space., Trends in Cognitive Sciences
  3. 2006, The Determinable-Determinate Relation., Nous
  4. ———. 2009. “Space, Time, and Objects.” In The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy and Neuroscience. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  5. Klein, Colin, and Peter Clutton (forthcoming). “What is the Job of the Job Description Challenge? A Case Study from Body Representation.” In Neural Mechanisms: New Challenges in Philosophy of Neuroscience, eds. Fabrizio Calzavarini, and Marco Viola. Dordrecht: Springer.

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Authors
Klein, C.
Corresponding author
Klein, Colin
ORCID
Klein, Colin
Venue
The World at Our Fingertips
Publisher
Oxford University PressOxford
Published
2021-04-01
Pages
139-154
DOI
10.1093/oso/9780198851738.003.0008
OpenAlex
W3161790920
Cited by
3
References
40
Citations by year
2025: 1
FWCI
0.00
Type
book chapter
Language
en
Open access
Locations
ANU Open Research (Australian National University) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Washington University in St. Louis
  • Australian Research Council (FT140100422)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Embodied and Extended Cognition
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Motor Control and Adaptation
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Human-Computer Interaction › Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
Keywords
peripersonal space, representational space, tool use

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