Embodied social cognition investigated with virtual agents: The infinite loop between social brain and virtual reality

• Published in: Frontiers in virtual reality Vol. 3
• Main Author: Oker, A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A 13.10.2022
• Subjects: affective cognition; embodied social cognition; social brain; social interaction; virtual agents

While the debate regarding the embodied nature of human cognition is still a research interest in cognitive science and epistemology, recent findings in neuroscience suggest that cognitive processes involved in social interaction are based on the simulation of others’ cognitive states and ours as we...