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Successful simulation requires bridging levels of abstraction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 June 2020

Zidong Zhao ,
Judith N. Mildner  and
Diana I. Tamir Open the ORCID record for Diana I. Tamir [Opens in a new window]
Zidong Zhao
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ08540zidong@princeton.edujmildner@princeton.edudtamir@princeton.edu
Judith N. Mildner
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ08540zidong@princeton.edujmildner@princeton.edudtamir@princeton.edu
Diana I. Tamir
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ08540zidong@princeton.edujmildner@princeton.edudtamir@princeton.edu Princeton Neuroscience Institute, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ08540.
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Abstract

Although many simulations draw upon only one level of abstraction, the process for generating rich simulations requires a dynamic interplay between abstract and concrete knowledge. A complete model of simulation must account for a mind and brain that can bridge the perceptual with the conceptual, the episodic with the semantic, and the concrete with the abstract.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 43 , 2020 , e152
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