In search for an alternative to the computer metaphor of the mind and brain
The brain-as-computer metaphor has anchored the professed computational nature of the
mind, wresting it down from the intangible logic of Platonic philosophy to a material basis for …
mind, wresting it down from the intangible logic of Platonic philosophy to a material basis for …
The brain is a computer is a brain: neuroscience's internal debate and the social significance of the Computational Metaphor
AT Baria, K Cross - arXiv preprint arXiv:2107.14042, 2021 - arxiv.org
The Computational Metaphor, comparing the brain to the computer and vice versa, is the
most prominent metaphor in neuroscience and artificial intelligence (AI). Its appropriateness …
most prominent metaphor in neuroscience and artificial intelligence (AI). Its appropriateness …
The brain-computer metaphor debate is useless: A matter of semantics
BA Richards, TP Lillicrap - Frontiers in Computer Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
It is commonly assumed that usage of the word “computer” in the brain sciences reflects a
metaphor. However, there is no single definition of the word “computer” in use. In fact, based …
metaphor. However, there is no single definition of the word “computer” in use. In fact, based …
Brains as computers: metaphor, analogy, theory or fact?
R Brette - Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Whether electronic, analog or quantum, a computer is a programmable machine. Wilder
Penfield held that the brain is literally a computer, because he was a dualist: the mind …
Penfield held that the brain is literally a computer, because he was a dualist: the mind …
[PDF][PDF] Metaphors in Cognitive and Neurosciences. Which impact have metaphors on scientific theories and models?
J Goschler - Metaphorik. de, 2007 - academia.edu
In this article, I am going to explain how the most frequent metaphor types used in cognitive
and neurosciences–reification and spatial metaphors, personification, and technological …
and neurosciences–reification and spatial metaphors, personification, and technological …
The neural theory of metaphor
G Lakoff - Available at SSRN 1437794, 2009 - papers.ssrn.com
The neural revolution is changing our understanding of the brain and the mind in radical
ways, and that is no less true in the theory of metaphor. It is 30 years since Mark Johnson …
ways, and that is no less true in the theory of metaphor. It is 30 years since Mark Johnson …
How do scientists criticize the computer metaphor of the brain? Using an argumentative pattern for reconstructing resistance to metaphor
A Bilstrup Finsen, GJ Steen… - … of Argumentation in …, 2021 - jbe-platform.com
The central metaphor in cognitive science is the computer metaphor of the brain. In previous
work, we reconstructed the metaphor in a novel way, guided by the assumption that it …
work, we reconstructed the metaphor in a novel way, guided by the assumption that it …
Mapping the brain's metaphor circuitry: metaphorical thought in everyday reason
G Lakoff - Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2014 - frontiersin.org
An overview of the basics of metaphorical thought and language from the perspective of
Neurocognition, the integrated interdisciplinary study of how conceptual thought and …
Neurocognition, the integrated interdisciplinary study of how conceptual thought and …
Rhizome and the mind: Describing the metaphor
KL Schuh, DJ Cunningham - 2004 - degruyter.com
A number of metaphors of mind have been described and used to aid in the understanding
of human mental processes. Machine metaphors have been very popular, including …
of human mental processes. Machine metaphors have been very popular, including …
[PDF][PDF] This is your brain on metaphors
R Sapolsky - New York Times, 2010 - hetiep.nl
Despite rumors to the contrary, there are many ways in which the human brain isn't all that
fancy. Let's compare it to the nervous system of a fruit fly. Both are made up of cells, of …
fancy. Let's compare it to the nervous system of a fruit fly. Both are made up of cells, of …