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Can there be embodiment without a body/brain?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 October 2001

Denis Mareschal
Denis Mareschal
Affiliation:
Center for Brain and Cognitive Development, School of Psychology, Birkbeck College, London, WCIE 7HX, United Kingdom d.mareschal@bbk.ac.uk www.psyc.bbk.ac.uk/staff/dm.html
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Abstract

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A mature science strives to provide causal explanations of observed phenomena rather than focusing on taxonomic descriptions of data. A field theory model is a step towards providing a truly scientific account of development. However, the model is under-constrained in that it ignores the boundary conditions defined by the physical constraints imposed by the infant's developing brain and body.

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Brief Report
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 24 , Issue 1 , February 2001 , pp. 49 - 50
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© 2001 Cambridge University Press