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Luis H. H. Favela, "The Ecological Brain: Unifying the Sciences of Brain, Body, and Environment" (Routledge, 2024)
May 10, 2024
Philosopher Luis H. H. Favela discusses his book on ecological psychology and the NeuroEcological Nexus Theory. He explores the integration of ecological psychology with neuroscience, challenges representational approaches in cognition, delves into spatial navigation, and reframes memory and computation in neuroscience. Favela aims to bridge the gap between ecological psychology and neuroscience through complexity science and affordances.
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- Ecological psychology emphasizes dynamic interactions between brain, body, and environment over cognitive representations.
- NeuroEcological Nexus Theory bridges ecological psychology and neuroscience using complexity science principles like affordances as dimensional reductions.
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The Anti-Representational Stance of Ecological Psychology
Ecological psychology challenges classical cognitiveist views by emphasizing that perception and action are best explained through dynamic interactions between the brain, body, and environment, rather than cognitive representations. Luis Fevella's book delves into the theoretical clash between ecological psychology and certain areas of neuroscience, presenting a framework called the neuroecological nexus theory to reconcile these views. Complexity science concepts, like affordances as dimensional reductions in ecological psychology, aid in integrating these differing perspectives.
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