Based on accumulating evidence, simulation appears to be a basic computational
mechanism in the brain that supports a broad spectrum of processes from perception to …

According to the grounded perspective, cognition emerges from the interaction of classic
cognitive processes with the modalities, the body, and the environment. Rather than being …

Four theories of the human conceptual system—semantic memory, exemplar models, feed‐
forward connectionist nets, and situated simulation theory—are characterised and …

Two themes about the conceptual system are developed:(1) modal simulations underlie
conceptual processing;(2) conceptual representations are situated. The construct of situated …

The situated cognition movement has emerged in recent decades (although it has roots in
psychologists working earlier in the 20th century including Vygotsky, Bartlett, and Dewey) …

It is proposed that thinking is simulated interaction with the environment. Three assumptions
underlie this 'simulation'theory of cognitive function. Firstly, behaviour can be simulated in …

This chapter presents an overview of a relatively recent cognitive architecture for modeling
cognitive processes of individual cognitive agents (in a psychological sense)(see Sun et al …

Simulation theories of social cognition abound in the literature, but it is often unclear what
simulation means and how it works. The discovery of mirror neurons, responding both to …

Research in embodied and grounded cognition is defined by the types of hypotheses
researchers pursue, with specific emphasis on the ways in which the body, brain, and …

We argue that the primary function of mental imagery is to allow us to generate specific
predictions based upon past experience. All imagery allows us to answer 'what if'questions …