The role of the medial frontal cortex in the maintenance of emotional
... emotional intensity of the images relative to when participants did not have to maintain their emotional states. This finding prompts an alternative, ‘active maintenance’ hypothesis that people do not maintain their emotional states via a passive maintenance of initial emotional responses, but rathe ...
... emotional intensity of the images relative to when participants did not have to maintain their emotional states. This finding prompts an alternative, ‘active maintenance’ hypothesis that people do not maintain their emotional states via a passive maintenance of initial emotional responses, but rathe ...
The Role of analogy in cognitive science
... an interesting challenge for artificial intelligence[1]. The concept of analogy requires some ability to perceive likeness between dissimilar objects/abstractions in different domains and extrapolate a relationship for other situations. As such, analogies may cover a wide array of concepts, and may ...
... an interesting challenge for artificial intelligence[1]. The concept of analogy requires some ability to perceive likeness between dissimilar objects/abstractions in different domains and extrapolate a relationship for other situations. As such, analogies may cover a wide array of concepts, and may ...
Enactive Artificial Intelligence
... they all generally agree on is that computational systems, as traditionally conceived by these authors, cannot account for the property of intentional agency. And without this property there is no sense in saying that these systems know what they are doing; they do not have any understanding of thei ...
... they all generally agree on is that computational systems, as traditionally conceived by these authors, cannot account for the property of intentional agency. And without this property there is no sense in saying that these systems know what they are doing; they do not have any understanding of thei ...
Definitions of cognitive science
... are philosophy, psychology, linguistics, computer science, anthropology and neuroscience. Subdomains of cognitive science are: cybernetics, neurolinguistics, neuropsychology, simulation of cognitive processes, computational linguistics, psycholinguistics, philosophy of psychology, philosophy of lang ...
... are philosophy, psychology, linguistics, computer science, anthropology and neuroscience. Subdomains of cognitive science are: cybernetics, neurolinguistics, neuropsychology, simulation of cognitive processes, computational linguistics, psycholinguistics, philosophy of psychology, philosophy of lang ...
INTENTIONAL ATTUNEMENT: MIRROR NEURONS
... the observer is going to activate the motor schema of what, most likely, the agent is going to do. How can such a mechanism be formed? At present we can only speculate. It can be hypothesized that the statistical detection of what actions most frequently follow other actions, as they are habitually ...
... the observer is going to activate the motor schema of what, most likely, the agent is going to do. How can such a mechanism be formed? At present we can only speculate. It can be hypothesized that the statistical detection of what actions most frequently follow other actions, as they are habitually ...
From format to function: Embodiment and the functional roles of
... Most modal theories are therefore explicitly reductionist, in the sense that they make claims about the biological substrate of cognition. It is a claimed overlap at the neural level that gives concepts their perceptual or motor format. Importantly, modal accounts often do not specify whether it is ...
... Most modal theories are therefore explicitly reductionist, in the sense that they make claims about the biological substrate of cognition. It is a claimed overlap at the neural level that gives concepts their perceptual or motor format. Importantly, modal accounts often do not specify whether it is ...
More is Better: The Effects of Multiple Repetitions on Implicit Memory
... exposed to words multiple times. In all cases participants showed significant priming for multiply presented words over singly presented ones. In shorter delay conditions (up to 6 weeks), implicit memory was tested using word reading speed and fragment completion. Both measures indicated larger effe ...
... exposed to words multiple times. In all cases participants showed significant priming for multiply presented words over singly presented ones. In shorter delay conditions (up to 6 weeks), implicit memory was tested using word reading speed and fragment completion. Both measures indicated larger effe ...
Randomness increases self-reported anxiety and
... The direction of this effect is consistent with that observed for the STAI, but it may be the case that measures of general negative affect are less effective at capturing people’s response to the articles than are measures that specifically target anxiety. STUDY 2 In Study 1, we observed that the c ...
... The direction of this effect is consistent with that observed for the STAI, but it may be the case that measures of general negative affect are less effective at capturing people’s response to the articles than are measures that specifically target anxiety. STUDY 2 In Study 1, we observed that the c ...
AAAI-96 Workshops
... • Principles and practice (e.g. applications versus theory of machine learning methods), • Empiricists and theorists (e.g. theories of action and change versus their use in implemented planning systems). Workshops could also be a great forum for careful elucidation of results of exploratory research ...
... • Principles and practice (e.g. applications versus theory of machine learning methods), • Empiricists and theorists (e.g. theories of action and change versus their use in implemented planning systems). Workshops could also be a great forum for careful elucidation of results of exploratory research ...
Chapter 1, “The Autonomy of Affect”
... e. As Simondon notes, it is difficult to speak of either transcendence or immanence. Spinoza had it both ways: An indivisible substance divided into parallel attributes. Affect is the virtual as point of view, provided the visual metaphor is used ...
... e. As Simondon notes, it is difficult to speak of either transcendence or immanence. Spinoza had it both ways: An indivisible substance divided into parallel attributes. Affect is the virtual as point of view, provided the visual metaphor is used ...
Treating thoughts as material objects can increase or decrease their
... 1991; Tversky & Kahneman, 1991). Similar arguments have been made about one’s thoughts. That is, one’s own thoughts are seen as better than the thoughts generated by others (Greenwald & Albert, 1968; Perloff & Brock, 1980). Given that our argument is that thoughts can be treated as material objects, ...
... 1991; Tversky & Kahneman, 1991). Similar arguments have been made about one’s thoughts. That is, one’s own thoughts are seen as better than the thoughts generated by others (Greenwald & Albert, 1968; Perloff & Brock, 1980). Given that our argument is that thoughts can be treated as material objects, ...
A Cognitive Computation Fallacy?
... psychology [1] neuroscientists have attempted to define the fundamental features of the brain and its information-processing capabilities in terms of (i) mean firing rates at points in the brain cortex (neurons) and (ii) computations; today the prevailing view in neuroscience is that neurons can be ...
... psychology [1] neuroscientists have attempted to define the fundamental features of the brain and its information-processing capabilities in terms of (i) mean firing rates at points in the brain cortex (neurons) and (ii) computations; today the prevailing view in neuroscience is that neurons can be ...
Psychology in Cognitive Science: 19782038
... Science over the decades. Fig. 2 shows the proportions of authors from different disciplines in the first two issues of Cognitive Science in each decade, beginning in 1978. The proportion of papers authored by psychologists has increased steadily from 1978, when psychologists constituted about a qua ...
... Science over the decades. Fig. 2 shows the proportions of authors from different disciplines in the first two issues of Cognitive Science in each decade, beginning in 1978. The proportion of papers authored by psychologists has increased steadily from 1978, when psychologists constituted about a qua ...
Neurophysiological bases underlying the organization of intentional
... (Llinas, 2002). Most philosophical and neurophysiological studies in the literature dealt with the concepts of intention and intentionality in such a way, suggesting that the intention of doing a certain act is something that precedes its actual motor execution, and that it is usually associated wit ...
... (Llinas, 2002). Most philosophical and neurophysiological studies in the literature dealt with the concepts of intention and intentionality in such a way, suggesting that the intention of doing a certain act is something that precedes its actual motor execution, and that it is usually associated wit ...
... meetings run in parallel at a common site. It is designed to bring colleagues together in an intimate forum while at the same time providing a significant gathering point for the AI community. The two and one half day format of the series allows participants to devote considerably more time to feedb ...
Hemispheric Differences in the Activation of
... participants view sentences and decide whether a pictured object had been mentioned in the preceding sentence. Each sentence implicitly suggested a particular orientation for an object (e.g., “John put the pencil in the cup.” versus “John put the pencil in the drawer.”
). The ...
... participants view sentences and decide whether a pictured object had been mentioned in the preceding sentence. Each sentence implicitly suggested a particular orientation for an object (e.g., “John put the pencil in the cup.”
Grounding conceptual knowledge in modality
... performance of participants asked to use imagery with the performance of neutral participants allowed to adopt whatever representations they choose. Amodal views predict that neutral participants should adopt amodal representations, whereas imagery participants should either run modal simulations or ...
... performance of participants asked to use imagery with the performance of neutral participants allowed to adopt whatever representations they choose. Amodal views predict that neutral participants should adopt amodal representations, whereas imagery participants should either run modal simulations or ...
Document
... MIND & MEMORY • Only conscious and dreaming MINDs contribute to memory storage. The MIND is responsible for assembling memories from: 1) inputs to visual, auditory, olfactory, taste and body contact, 2) sensory responses and consequences arising from motor behavior or speech, and 3) emotions associ ...
... MIND & MEMORY • Only conscious and dreaming MINDs contribute to memory storage. The MIND is responsible for assembling memories from: 1) inputs to visual, auditory, olfactory, taste and body contact, 2) sensory responses and consequences arising from motor behavior or speech, and 3) emotions associ ...
The emergence of a shared action ontology: Building blocks for a
... lower part of each panel illustrates schematically the experimenterÕs action as observed from the monkeyÕs vantage point: the experimenterÕs hand starting from a fixed position, moving toward an object and grasping it (panels A and B), or mimicking grasping (panels C and D). The behavioral paradigm c ...
... lower part of each panel illustrates schematically the experimenterÕs action as observed from the monkeyÕs vantage point: the experimenterÕs hand starting from a fixed position, moving toward an object and grasping it (panels A and B), or mimicking grasping (panels C and D). The behavioral paradigm c ...
AAAI-2000 Workshop
... of the conference, July 30-31, 2000. Workshop participants will have the opportunity to meet and discuss issues with a selected focus—providing an informal setting for active exchange among researchers, developers and users on topics of current interest. Members of all segments of the AI community a ...
... of the conference, July 30-31, 2000. Workshop participants will have the opportunity to meet and discuss issues with a selected focus—providing an informal setting for active exchange among researchers, developers and users on topics of current interest. Members of all segments of the AI community a ...
doc - John L. Pollock
... is something that we discover inductively, and we can use that to ”tune” our use of the built-in inference schemes in specific circumstances, lowering the degree of justification of a conclusion drawn from the inference scheme. We may also discover circumstances under which the inference scheme is t ...
... is something that we discover inductively, and we can use that to ”tune” our use of the built-in inference schemes in specific circumstances, lowering the degree of justification of a conclusion drawn from the inference scheme. We may also discover circumstances under which the inference scheme is t ...
Psychological Science - Faculty Virginia
... Several studies have found that with practice, hand tools can become an extension of the body (Berti & Frassinetti, 2000; Maravita, Husain, Clarke, & Driver, 2001). Neurons that code for objects within reach will expand their receptive fields to include previously unreachable space that has been mad ...
... Several studies have found that with practice, hand tools can become an extension of the body (Berti & Frassinetti, 2000; Maravita, Husain, Clarke, & Driver, 2001). Neurons that code for objects within reach will expand their receptive fields to include previously unreachable space that has been mad ...