Extending cognition: a vegetal rejoinder to extensionless thought and to extended cognition.
Plant Signaling & Behavior December 31, 2024 Michael Marder, André Geremia Parise
In this paper, we propose a crucial supplement to the framework of plant cognition, namely extending cognition. We argue that plants and other organisms with an open-ended body plan actively extend their cognition when growing tissues or organs. Their cognition expands with their body expansion. After considering the defining features of extending cognition, we present a model where growth,...