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Perception is iconic, perceptual working memory is discursive

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 September 2023

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Ned Block*
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Abstract

The evidence that the target article cites for language-of-thought (LoT) structure in perceptual object representations concerns perceptual working memory, not perception. Perception is iconic, not structured like an LoT. Perceptual working memory representations contain the remnants of iconic perceptual representations, often recoded, in a discursive envelope.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 46 , 2023 , e265
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press

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