Bridgemanian space constancy as a precursor to extended cognition

Spivey, Michael J.; Batzloff, Brandon

doi:10.1016/j.concog.2018.04.003

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“…Rather than computing an internal mental representation of an external visible object in order to remember its visual features, the cognitive system often just stores minimal information about that object's approximate location in the environment and then accesses those visual features perceptually, when needed, by pointing the eyes at that location (e.g., Ballard, Hayhoe, Pook, & Rao, 1997; see also Bridgeman, 2010; O'Regan & Noë, 2001). Thus, instead of that external object being fully represented in the brain of the observer, the object itself serves as its own representation out in the environment (Spivey & Batzloff, 2018). This allows a “content‐addressable memory” to emerge via the interaction of the organism softly assembling with its environment, such that the informational content of the object is perceptually accessed by pointing the sensors at the correct address in the environment.…”

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Cognitive Science Progresses Toward Interactive Frameworks

Spivey

2023

Topics in Cognitive Science

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Despite its many twists and turns, the arc of cognitive science generally bends toward progress, thanks to its interdisciplinary nature. By glancing at the last few decades of experimental and computational advances, it can be argued that-far from failing to converge on a shared set of conceptual assumptions-the field is indeed making steady consensual progress toward what can broadly be referred to as interactive frameworks. This inclination is apparent in the subfields of psycholinguistics, visual perception, embodied cognition, extended cognition, neural networks, dynamical systems theory, and more. This pictorial essay briefly documents this steady progress both from a bird's eye view and from the trenches. The conclusion is one of optimism that cognitive science is getting there, albeit slowly and arduously, like any good science should.

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