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A neurocognitive view on the depiction of social robots

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 April 2023

Ruud Hortensius Open the ORCID record for Ruud Hortensius [Opens in a new window]  and
Eva Wiese
Ruud Hortensius
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Department of Psychology, Utrecht University, 3584 CS Utrecht, The Netherlands r.hortensius@uu.nl www.ruudhortensius.nl
Eva Wiese
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Cognitive Psychology & Ergonomics, Institute of Psychology and Ergonomics, School of Mechanical Engineering and Transport Systems, Berlin Institute of Technology, D-10587 Berlin, Germany eva.wiese@tu-berlin.de https://sites.google.com/view/gmuscilab
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Abstract

While we applaud the careful breakdown by Clark and Fischer of the representation of social robots held by the human user, we emphasise that a neurocognitive perspective is crucial to fully capture how people perceive and construe social robots at the behavioural and brain levels.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 46 , 2023 , e38
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