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Articles by Michael J. Spivey
Team Cognition Research Is Transforming Cognitive Science
Tim van Gelder, as a connectionism-trained philosopher with the leeway to enjoy a 30,000-foot view of science, was perhaps in a special position to make his contribution of the Dynamical Hypothesis in Cognitive Science just before the turn of the last century. This topic commemorates that clarion call he made almost 30 years ago.
What 250 Years of Innovation History Reveals About Our Green Future
If history is any indication, an unstoppable wave of competitive innovations is heading our way again. Innovations are often difficult to imagine before they arrive. It isn’t until they’ve diffused into widespread use that they seem natural, ordinary, commonsensical. Yet becoming aware of how limited our untrained mind is when imagining a different world is fundamental to forming a new narrative of the future.
Is Consciousness Everywhere?
Experience is in unexpected places, including in all animals, large and small, and perhaps even in brute matter itself. Honey bees can recognize faces, communicate the location and quality of food sources to their sisters via the waggle dance, and navigate complex mazes with the help of cues they store in short-term memory.
‘I’ve Lost My Identity’: On the Mysteries of Foreign Accent Syndrome
What is it that makes individuals suffering from FAS sound like foreign speakers of their native language? By: Roger Kreuz & Richard Roberts On September 6, 1941, the German-occupied city of Oslo was attacked by the British Royal Air Force. The frightened citizens caught in the open frantically sought refuge from the falling bombs. One of the casualties of the air raid was a 30-year-old woman named Astrid, who was hit by shrapnel as she ran toward a shelter.
The Remarkable Ways Our Brains Slip Into Synchrony
In the 1970s, an American candy company began an advertising campaign for peanut butter cups. In the television commercial, one person is walking down a busy city sidewalk while eating a chocolate bar, and another person is walking toward them while eating peanut butter from a jar. Read Full Article »
The Remarkable Ways Our Brains Slip Into Synchrony
Many of our most influential experiences are shared with and, according to a growing body of cognitive science research, partly shaped by other people. Illustration: MIT Press Reader In the 1970s, an American candy company began an advertising campaign for peanut butter cups. In the television commercial, one person is walking down a busy city sidewalk while eating a chocolate bar, and another person is walking toward them while eating peanut butter from a jar.
What the Tip-of-the-Tongue Phenomenon Says About Cognitive Aging
While word-finding failures can be taken as evidence of memory problems, they may not be harbingers of befuddlement after all. Source: Nikolamirejovska/SHUTTERSTOCK By: Roger Kreuz & Richard Roberts “The signs of it were unmistakable; he would appear to be in mild torment, something like the brink of a sneeze, and if he found the word his relief was considerable.” —psychologists Roger Brown and David McNeill (1966) Have you ever had trouble thinking of someone’s name?
When objects become extensions of you
Whether they are tools, toys, or mirror reflections, external objects temporarily become part of who we are (Getty/Justin Sullivan) This article originally appeared on the MIT Press Reader. When a tool in your hand "becomes part of you," it's not just a metaphor. And it's not just a statistical description of the motions of your body and the motions of the tool. It's real. Your brain makes it real.
When Objects Become Extensions of You
BeeLine Reader uses subtle color gradients to help you read more efficiently. When a tool in your hand “becomes part of you,” it’s not just a metaphor. And it’s not just a statistical description of the motions of your body and the motions of the tool. It’s real. Your brain makes it real. Remarkably, neurons that respond specifically to objects that are within reach of your hand will also respond to objects that are close to a tool that’s in your hand.
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