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The relationship between conscious phenomena and physical reality in behaviour control: The need for simplicity through phenomenological clarity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 April 2008

Ralf-Peter Behrendt
Ralf-Peter Behrendt
Affiliation:
MRCPsych, The Retreat Hospital, York YO10 5BN, United Kingdom. rp.behrendt@btinternet.com
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Abstract

How can “predictive simulation” – as a conscious phenomenon, related to goal imagery – be interchangeable with mirroring, which is an automatic response that, from a first-person perspective, enters awareness only after the act? The correspondence between perception of another's action and execution of one's similar action may be an example of a general perception-motor interface that maps perception onto behaviour or disposition towards action, without the need for simulation.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 31 , Issue 1 , February 2008 , pp. 22 - 23
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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