Embodied Cognitive Science and Its Implications for Psychopathology
Philosophy, Psychiatry, & Psychology December 1, 2009 DOI: 10.1353/ppp.0.0261 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Review Peer reviewed |
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| Citations | 82 |
| Key findings | Argues that embodied cognitive science challenges the orthodox mind-as-computer view by emphasizing brain-body-environment interactions, and proposes that this trend could have implications for psychopathology, potentially reshaping how mental disorders are understood. |
Abstract
The past twenty years have seen an increase in the importance of the body in psychology, neuroscience, and philosophy of mind. This 'embodied' trend challenges the orthodox view in cognitive science in several ways: it downplays the traditional 'mind-as-computer' approach and emphasizes the role of interactions between the brain, body, and environment. In this article, I review recent work in the area of embodied cognitive science and explore the approaches each takes to the ideas of consciousness, computation and representation. Finally, I look at the current relationship between orthodox cognitive science and the study of mental disorder, and consider the implications that the embodied trend could have for issues in psychopathology.
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