Coupling first-person cognitive research with neurophilosophy and enactivism: An outline of arguments
A core issue of embodiment is the question of how phenomenal and agentive consciousness relates to external forms of behavior. Instead of biasing the question in terms of the “hard problem” as to why and how consciousness arises from brain processes (D. ...
Classical sorting algorithms as a model of morphogenesis: Self-sorting arrays reveal unexpected competencies in a minimal model of basal intelligence
The Diverse Intelligence research seeks to understand commonalities in behavioral competencies across a wide range of implementations. Especially interesting are simple systems that provide unexpected examples of memory, decision-making, or problem-...
A model of how hierarchical representations constructed in the hippocampus are used to navigate through space
Animals can navigate through complex environments with amazing flexibility and efficiency: they forage over large areas, quickly learning rewarding behavior and changing their plans when necessary. Some insights into the neural mechanisms supporting this ...
Doughnut-hungry behavioral tasks
Insightful theoretical and experimental research has shown toroidal representations of entorhinal grid cells working in continuous attractor neural networks. However, this commentary underscores a critical aspect: these toroidal representations do not ...
Hyperscanning speaks to the need to revise our understanding of the mind‒brain relation
Several research labs around the world have been developing and applying hyperscanning, an innovative methodology that allows to observe what happens in the brains of two or more people when they interact in different social/interpersonal settings. ...
