A Neural Dynamic Model of the Perceptual Grounding of Spatial and Movement Relations

• Published in: Cognitive science Vol. 45; no. 10; pp. e13045 - n/a
• Main Authors: Richter, Mathis, Lins, Jonas, Schöner, Gregor
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.10.2021
• Subjects: Brain; Cognition; Description generation; Dynamic field theory; Higher cognition; Hypotheses; Information processing; Movement relations; Neural dynamics; Neural networks; Perceptual grounding; Spatial relations

How does the human brain link relational concepts to perceptual experience? For example, a speaker may say “the cup to the left of the computer” to direct the listener's attention to one of two cups on a desk. We provide a neural dynamic account for both perceptual grounding, in which relationa...