Europe's journal of psychology

An Ecological Approach to Conceptual Thinking in Material Engagement.

Europe's journal of psychology May 29, 2024 Nicolás Alessandroni, Lambros Malafouris, Shaun Gallagher

Although post-cognitivist approaches have shaken the status quo by emphasising the dynamic interactions among the brain, the body, and the environment in cognition, mainstream psychological theories continue to view concepts as primarily representational or skull-bound mental phenomena. As a result, the dynamics of action and the possible impact of material culture on conceptual thinking are...