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Cognitive representations and the predictive brain depend heavily on the environment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 June 2020

Klaus Fiedler Open the ORCID record for Klaus Fiedler [Opens in a new window]
Klaus Fiedler*
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Psychology Department, Heidelberg University, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany. klaus.fiedler@psychologie.uni-heidelberg.de https://www.psychologie.uni-heidelberg.de/ae/crisp/staff/fiedler.html
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Abstract

In their scholarly target article, Gilead et al. explain how abstract mental representations and the predictive brain enable prospection and time-traveling. However, their exclusive focus on intrapsychic capacities misses an important point, namely, the degree to which mind and brain are tuned by the environment. This neglected aspect of adaptive cognition is discussed and illustrated from a cognitive-ecological perspective.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 43 , 2020 , e132
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