Simulation, situated conceptualization, and prediction
In his interesting article Simulation, Situated Conceptualization and Prediction, Lawrence W. Barsalou (2009) successfully describes the process of simulation, which is a computational mechanism taking place in the brain. When thinking about an object or event, a situated conceptualization occurs. That is to say when imagining a concept, it is mostly situated in a particular context. This situated conceptualization is the result of different combined categories that contain simulators which activate certain areas of the brain. Thus, when occurring in a familiar context, situated conceptualization activates and this allows predictions. Sources: Barsalou, L. (2009). Simulation, situated conceptualization, and prediction. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B, 364, 12811289. Barsalou, L. W. (2016) Situated conceptualization offers a theoretical account of social priming. Current Opinion in Psychology, 12, pp. 611. Neuroscience News. (2018). How the Brain Makes Predictions.
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