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 …

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 …

How do people understand language? Though vital to the study of language and the mind, a
disproportionately small body of empirical work has historically addressed this question …

Across the cognitive sciences, standard theories of knowledge typically adopt the
assumptions of what we call amodal symbol systems. According to this view, in formation in …

Dynamicity is the condition of being in motion, and thus, is characterized by continuous
change, activity, or progress. Not surprisingly, dynamicity is generally acknowledged to be …

Publisher Summary Embodied theories of cognition propose that simulation is the basis for
cognitive representation. Simulation is assumed to use the same sensory–motor systems …

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 …

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 …

The congeries of theoretical views collectively referred to as “situated action”(SA) claim that
humans and their interactions with the world cannot be understood using symbol‐system …