Scaling laws are ubiquitous in nature, and they pervade neural, behavioral and linguistic
activities. A scaling law suggests the existence of processes or patterns that are repeated …

Dexterous action, as conceptualized by Bernstein in his influential ecological analysis of
human behavior, is revealed in the ability to flexibly generate behaviors that are adaptively …

What is the proper unit of analysis in the psycholinguistics of dialog? While classical
approaches are largely based on models of individual linguistic processing, recent …

This study investigates interpersonal processes underlying dialog by comparing two
approaches, interactive alignment and interpersonal synergy, and assesses how they …

To accept that cognition is embodied is to question many of the beliefs traditionally held by
cognitive scientists. One key question regards the localization of cognitive faculties. Here we …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses how coordination is essential to cognition and
behavior. It begins with problems inherited from conventional cognitive science, for example …

Despite its many twists and turns, the arc of cognitive science generally bends toward
progress, thanks to its interdisciplinary nature. By glancing at the last few decades of …

Introduction to Ecological Psychology is a highly accessible book that offers an overview of
the fundamental theoretical foundations of Ecological Psychology. The authors, Julia JC …

Drawing on a micro-phenomenological paradigm, we discuss Contact Improvisation (CI),
where dancers explore potentials of intercorporeal weight sharing, kinesthesia, touch, and …

Successful interaction requires complex coordination of body movements. Previous
research has suggested a functional role for coordination and especially synchronization (ie …