Eroding the Boundaries of Cognition: Implications of Embodiment1
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To accept that cognition is embodied is to question many of the beliefs traditionally held by cognitive scientists. One key question regards the localization of cognitive faculties. Here we argue that for cognition to be embodied and sometimes embedded, means that the cognitive faculty cannot be localized in a brain area alone. We review recent research on neural reuse, the 1/f structure of human activity, tool use, group cognition, and social coordination dynamics that we believe demonstrates how the boundary between the different areas of the brain, the brain and body, and the body and environment is not only blurred but indeterminate. In turn, we propose that cognition is supported by a nested structure of task‐specific synergies, which are softly assembled from a variety of neural, bodily, and environmental components (including other individuals), and exhibit interaction dominant dynamics.
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These studies show that the dynamic signature of skill development, for instance, of a phenomenological transition from readiness-to-hand to presence-at-hand in tool use, is marked by scale-free correlations across multiple timescales.
“These studies show that the dynamic signature of skill development, for instance, of a phenomenological transition from readiness-to-hand to presence-at-hand in tool use, is marked by scale-free correlations across multiple timescales .”
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Studies on soft assembly in embodied cognitive tasks show that incorporations are not a given but vary with experience.
“Studies on soft assembly in embodied cognitive tasks show that incorporations are not a given but vary with experience (e.g., Dotov et al., 2010; Anderson et al., 2012; Baber et al. 2019).”
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- Authors
- Anderson, M. L., Richardson, M. J., & Chemero, A.
- Affiliations
- Franklin & Marshall College (US)
- University of Cincinnati (US)
- Corresponding author
- Anderson, Michael L.
- Venue
- Topics in Cognitive Science
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2012-07-09
- Volume
- 4
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 717-730
- ISSN
- 1756-8757 (ISSN-L)
- 1756-8765
- OpenAlex
- W2075742431
- Cited by
- 200
- References
- 75
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 15 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 14 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 12 · 2020: 29 · 2019: 28 · 2018: 11 · 2017: 18 · 2016: 15 · 2015: 14 · 2014: 11 · 2013: 11 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 6.22
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Topics in Cognitive Science (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Scholarship@Western (Western University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Embodied and Extended Cognition
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Action Observation and Synchronization
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History and Philosophy of Science › Cybernetics and Technology in Society
- Keywords
- embodied cognition, embedded cognition, neural reuse, tool use, group cognition
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Behavior, Brain, Cognition, Environment, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Perception, Psychomotor Performance, Self Concept
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