Conceptual and Interactive Embodiment: Foundations of Embodied Cognition Volume 2 - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1138805823 ISBN 13: 9781138805828

Publisher: Routledge, 2015

Synopsis

This two-volume set provides a comprehensive overview of the multidisciplinary field of Embodied Cognition. With contributions from internationally acknowledged researchers from a variety of fields, Foundations of Embodied Cognition reveals how intelligent behaviour emerges from the interplay between brain, body and environment.

Drawing on the most recent theoretical and empirical findings in embodied cognition, Volume 2 Conceptual and Interactive Embodiment is divided into four distinct parts, bringing together a number of influential perspectives and new ideas. Part one introduces the field of embodied language processing, before part two presents recent developments in our understanding of embodied conceptual understanding. The final two parts look at the applied nature of embodied cognition, exploring the embodied nature of social co-ordination as well as the emerging field of artificial embodiment.

Building on the idea that knowledge acquisition, retention and retrieval are intimately interconnected with sensory and motor processes, Foundations of Embodied Cognition is a landmark publication in the field. It will be of great interest to researchers and advanced students from across the cognitive sciences, including those specialising in psychology, neuroscience, intelligent systems and robotics, philosophy, linguistics and anthropology.

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About the Author

Martin H. Fischer is Professor of Cognitive Sciences, University of Potsdam, Germany.

Yann Coello is Professor of Cognitive Psychology and Neuropsychology, University of Lille, France.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138805823
• ISBN 13: 9781138805828
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 316
• Editor: Fischer Martin, Coello Yann