I’m very pleased to have across this new book. Behavioral economicsCognitive scienceConnectionismneurosciencephilosophical psychologyPhilosophy of mindphilosophy of social sciencesituated cognition
New article by Andy Clark et al. in Frontiers in Robotics and AI. Andy ClarkArtificial intelligenceCognitive neuroscienceCognitive scienceconsciousnessEmbodied cognitionExternalismphenomenologyPsychologysituated cognition
My chum, the incredibly prolific Stephen Turner, has his forthcoming book now listed. Cognitive sciencePhilosophy of mindSocial NeuroscienceSocial theorysociobiologysociology of knowledgeStephen Turner
This in Cognitive Processing. A total of 156 adults rated black humour cartoons and conducted measurements of verbal and nonverbal intelligence, mood disturbance and aggressiveness. Cluster analysis yields three groups comprising following properties: (1) moderate black humour preference and moderate comprehension; average nonverbal and verbal intelligence; low mood disturbance and moderate aggressiveness; (2) low black…
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This famous phrase of Wittgenstein (substitute lion for dog) seems to be salient here. Alva Noë takes on yet another one of those techno-ebullient MRI studies. Alva NoëBrainCognitive neuroscienceEmotionLudwig WittgensteinMagnetic resonance imagingNeurophilosophyPhilosophy of mind
Here is the intro to Rob’s article: There is no doubt that social interaction plays an important role in language-learning, as well as in concept acquisition. In surprising contrast, social interaction makes only passing appearance in our most promising naturalistic theories of content. This is particularly true in the case of mental content (e.g., Cummins,…
Here is the into to Raymond and Lynne’s paper: Any extended analysis of everyday talk reveals the presence of stretches of language that convey metaphorical meaning. Consider, as one example, the following remarkable conversation between Jo Berry, whose father, Sir Anthony Berry, was killed by a bomb in 1984, and Patrick Magee, who planted the…
There are many pretenders around, but this really is still the best. And I hear that an update is in the works. AdaptationismCognitionCognitive neuroscienceCognitive scienceconsciousnessEmbodied cognitionEncyclopedia Of The Cognitive Sciencesneurosciencephenomenologyphilosophical psychologyPhilosophy of mindPsychologyrob wilsonSocial Sciences
A nice simulation from the Maastricht Swarm Lab See also the great video posted by Simon Garnier of The Swarm Lab @ NJIT Artificial intelligenceCognitive sciencecomplexitydistributed knowledgeExtended Mindsocial epistemologySpontaneous orderStigmergy
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