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Goals reconfigure cognition by modulating predictive processes in the brain

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 April 2014

Giovanni Pezzulo
Giovanni Pezzulo*
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Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie della Cognizione, CNR, 00185 Roma, Italy. giovanni.pezzulo@istc.cnr.ithttp://www.istc.cnr.it/people/giovanni-pezzulo
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Abstract

I applaud Huang & Bargh's (H&B's) theory that places goals at the center of cognition, and I discuss two ingredients missing from that theory. First, I argue that the brains of organisms much simpler than those of humans are already configured for goal achievement in situated interactions. Second, I propose a mechanistic view of the “reconfiguration principle” that links the theory with current views in computational neuroscience.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 37 , Issue 2 , April 2014 , pp. 154 - 155
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2014 

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