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The behavior-cognition link is well done;the cognition-brain link needs more work

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 October 2001

Walter J. Freeman
Affiliation:
Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720–3200 wfreeman@socrates.berkeley.edu
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Abstract

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Thelen et al. have a strong case for linking behavior with mind through nonrepresentational dynamics. Their case linking mind with brain is less compelling. Modified avenues are proposed for further exploration: greater emphasis on the dynamics of perception; use of chaotic instead of deterministic dynamics with noise; and use of intentionality instead of motivation, taking advantage of its creative dynamics to model genesis of goal-directed behaviors.

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© 2001 Cambridge University Press