BCS 153 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Embodied Cognition, Cognitive Load

• School: University of Rochester
• Department: Brain and Cognitive Sciences
• Course: BCS 153
• Professor: Yang

Document Summary

Function of elements set for a situation. Functions change as a result of changes in situation. Facultative system a set of functions designed for a particular situation context independent. The environment is part of our cognitive system. Vision not just about building up representations. Search for resources in the environment for problem solving. Cognition is not merely a centralized process in the brain but also a whole-body experience. Cognition should be understood together with the interacting environment. Many of our cognitive processes can be explained in terms of sensorimotor experience. We use environment as a resource to reduce cognitive load. Major difference: the notion of representation: simple: how actions and sensorimotor experience affect mental representation, radical: mental representation not needed; focus on integration of mind, body and environment. Is mental representation not needed at all: depending on what kind of representation! Action-oriented representation (clark: female crickets look for males with the loudest songs.