On the Relation between Representation and Embodiment in Spatial Cognition

Bitte benutzen Sie diese Kennung, um auf die Ressource zu verweisen:
https://osnadocs.ub.uni-osnabrueck.de/handle/urn:nbn:de:gbv:700-202103304172
Open Access logo originally created by the Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Titel: On the Relation between Representation and Embodiment in Spatial Cognition
Sonstige Titel: Zu der Relation zwischen Representation und Verkörperung in Räumlicher Kognition
Autor(en): Kuske, Nicolas
ORCID des Autors: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1054-6811
Erstgutachter: Prof. Dr. Peter König
Zweitgutachter: Dr. Tobias Meilinger
Zusammenfassung: The claim that neuronal activity represents properties of the world outside of the brain plays a fundamental role in most of cognitive science. Enacted embodiment is the name of a theoretical framework which purports cognition to be rooted in bodily action. To investigate the relationship between representation and embodiment, the work presented here focuses on reasoning processes involving spatial relations among objects which are not part of the cognizing agent’s body. These environmental spatial relations are called allocentric. After defining the term “representation,” a model of human cognition is developed which allows us to experimentally distinguish representation from computation and action in the brain. It is further argued that the relation of neural activity in areas classically considered sensory and motor is a fundamental organizational principle of the brain. Importantly, the structure of the relation also depends on the embodiment of the agent. Finally, a study is presented in which participants explored a virtual reality (VR) city in different embodiment conditions and on multiple days. After each exploration participants completed tasks asking for different allocentric spatial relations. Performance in the spatial tasks interacts with both exploration time and embodiment condition. The findings indicate allocentric spatial representations to be structured by bodily action. Remaining variance can be explained through individual differences in spatial aptitude. Embodiment cannot account for the individual levels of ability. In conclusion, bodily action only partially structures the cognitive processes which represent spatial relations among objects in the agent’s environment.
URL: https://osnadocs.ub.uni-osnabrueck.de/handle/urn:nbn:de:gbv:700-202103304172
Schlagworte: Representation; Embodiment; Spatial Cognition
Erscheinungsdatum: 30-Mär-2021
Lizenzbezeichnung: Attribution 3.0 Germany
URL der Lizenz: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/de/
Publikationstyp: Dissertation oder Habilitation [doctoralThesis]
Enthalten in den Sammlungen:FB08 - E-Dissertationen

Dateien zu dieser Ressource:
Datei Beschreibung GrößeFormat 
thesis_kuske.pdfPräsentationsformat5,86 MBAdobe PDF
thesis_kuske.pdf
Miniaturbild
Öffnen/Anzeigen


Diese Ressource wurde unter folgender Copyright-Bestimmung veröffentlicht: Lizenz von Creative Commons Creative Commons