Cognitive representations and the predictive brain depend heavily on the environment

In their scholarly target article, Gilead et al. explain how abstract mental representations and the predictive brain enable prospection and time-traveling. However, their exclusive focus on intrapsychic capacities misses an important point, namely, the degree to which mind and brain are tuned by th...

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Main Author: Fiedler, Klaus (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 19 June 2020
In: Behavioral and brain sciences
Year: 2020, Volume: 43
ISSN:1469-1825
DOI:10.1017/S0140525X1900298X
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X1900298X
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/behavioral-and-brain-sciences/article/cognitive-representations-and-the-predictive-brain-depend-heavily-on-the-environment/453478B7195360A14EBA5D7E7A16778E
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Author Notes:Klaus Fiedler
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Summary:In their scholarly target article, Gilead et al. explain how abstract mental representations and the predictive brain enable prospection and time-traveling. However, their exclusive focus on intrapsychic capacities misses an important point, namely, the degree to which mind and brain are tuned by the environment. This neglected aspect of adaptive cognition is discussed and illustrated from a cognitive-ecological perspective.
Item Description:Gesehen am 21.07.2020
Physical Description:Online Resource
ISSN:1469-1825
DOI:10.1017/S0140525X1900298X