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Embodiment is the foundation, not a level

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 December 1997

Jerome A. Feldman
Jerome A. Feldman
Affiliation:
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of California at Berkeley; International Computer Science Institute, Berkeley, CA 94704-1198 jfeldman@icsi.berkeley.edu
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Abstract

Embodiment, the explicit dependence of cognition on the properties of the human body, is the foundation of contemporary cognitive science. Ballard et al.'s target article makes an important contribution to the embodiment story by suggesting how limitations on neural binding ability lead to deictic strategies for many tasks. It also exploits the powerful experimental method of instrumented virtual reality. This commentary suggests some ways in which the target article might be misinterpreted and offers other cautions.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 20 , Issue 4 , December 1997 , pp. 746 - 747
Copyright
© 1997 Cambridge University Press

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