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Abstraction: An alternative neurocognitive account of recognition, prediction, and decision making

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Abstract Gilead et al. offer a thoughtful and much-needed treatment of abstraction. However, it fails to build on an extensive literature on abstraction, representational diversity, neurocognition, and psychopathology that provides… Click to show full abstract

Abstract Gilead et al. offer a thoughtful and much-needed treatment of abstraction. However, it fails to build on an extensive literature on abstraction, representational diversity, neurocognition, and psychopathology that provides important constraints and alternative evidence-based conceptions. We draw on conceptions in software engineering, socio-technical systems engineering, and a neurocognitive theory with abstract representations of gist at its core, fuzzy-trace theory.

Keywords: account recognition; abstraction alternative; neurocognitive account; recognition prediction; prediction decision; alternative neurocognitive

Journal Title: Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Year Published: 2020

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