Frontiers in Psychology
2026
Christian Kronsted, Matthew Henley, Miriam Giguere
The Kolb Learning Cycle is a popular model of experiential learning in which agents move through four phases: experimentation, concretization, observation, and conceptualization. This model is a dynamic learning model that aligns well with embodied approaches to cognition, as it centers on student agency, inquiry, and exploration. However, there is currently no 4E (embodied, enactive, embedded,...
Journal of Social Ontology
May 6, 2025
Christian Kronsted
Collective effervescence is a group experience of intense collective affect. It includes feelings of being “swept away” and “becoming one with the crowd” and often a sensation of “awe” or being in touch with the sacred. Empirical research demonstrates that collective effervescence is connected to several short- and long-term psychological and physical benefits. The growing field of 4E cognition...
Frontiers in Psychology
2022
Christian Kronsted, Sean Kugele, Zachariah A Neemeh et al.
7 citations
Much of our everyday, embodied action comes in the form of smooth coping. Smooth coping is skillful action that has become habituated and ingrained, generally placing less stress on cognitive load than considered and deliberative thought and action. When performed with skill and expertise, walking, driving, skiing, musical performances, and short-order cooking are all examples of the...
Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Consciousness
March 1, 2021
Zachariah A Neemeh, Christian Kronsted, Sean Kugele et al.
A body schema is an agent’s model of its own body that enables it to act on affordances in the environment. This paper presents a body schema system for the Learning Intelligent Decision Agent (LIDA) cognitive architecture. LIDA is a conceptual and computational implementation of Global Workspace Theory, also integrating other theories from neuroscience and psychology. This paper contends that...