an online book by David Gurteen
Distributed cognition is the concept that cognitive processes are not solely located in our minds, but rather are distributed across people, objects, and the environment we interact with.
Distributed cognition is an approach to cognitive science research that was developed by cognitive anthropologist Edwin Hutchins during the 1990s. Hutchins argues that mental representations, which classical cognitive science held are within the individual brain, are actually distributed in sociocultural systems that constitute the tools to think and perceive the world.
Credit: Wikipedia - distributed_cognitionvideo player The Future of Reasoning | Michael Stevens Posts where this video is embedded The Argumentative Theory of Human Reason We did not evolve to reason individually but to reason sociallyTags: confirmation bias (5) | Dan Sperber (5) | deliberative democracy (12) | democracy (39) | distributed cognition (6) | extended mind (8) | Hugo Continue reading The Future of Reasoning Michael Stevens
Cognition is a complex process that involves not only our brains but also our bodies, environments, and actions. This is the idea behind 4E cognition, which encompasses the four factors that shape cognition: embodiment, embeddedness, extension, and enaction. It’s common for us to think that all our cognitive processes occur solely in our minds or brains, but this is a limited and potentially … Continue reading Understanding 4E Cognition The multidimensional nature of cognition
Understanding 4E Cognition Mirror Neurons Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Cognition is a complex process that involves not just our brain but also our physical body, environment, and actions. This is the idea behind 4E cognition, Continue reading Beyond the Brain The multidimensional nature of cognition
Interbrain synchrony occurs when aspects of neural activity become aligned between people during social interaction. It has been observed during conversation, joint attention, cooperation and other shared activities. The research offers intriguing evidence that interacting brains are not operating entirely independently, although what this synchrony means and what causes it are still being … Continue reading Interbrain Synchrony When neural activities align between people during social interactions
Knowledge and cognition extend beyond our brains, involving people and objects around us. This distributed cognition means our thinking and decision-making are influenced by external factors. Understanding this can improve how we approach problem-solving and collaboration. Continue reading The Extended Mind The power of distributed cognition
