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  • Cognitive Science
  • Neuroscience
  • Computational Neuroscience

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  • Lashley's "problem of serial order in behavior" remains a fundamental challenge.
  • Existing frameworks may underestimate the complexity of behavioral organization.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To expand on Lashley's problem by introducing "generalized problem of behavior."
  • To highlight multimodality and concurrency as key challenges in understanding behavior.
  • To explore computational and neural mechanisms for addressing these challenges.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of behavioral organization.
  • Illustration with examples, focusing on language processing.
  • Survey of computational approaches to multimodal concurrency.
  • Hypothesizing neural mechanisms.

Main Results:

  • Behavioral control involves managing multimodality (diverse sensorimotor variables) and concurrency (parallel, asynchronous processes).
  • Language serves as a prime example of these complex interactions.
  • Current computational and neural models offer partial solutions.

Conclusions:

  • The generalized problem of behavior, encompassing multimodality and concurrency, is crucial for cognitive science.
  • Further research into neural and computational solutions is needed.
  • Resolving these issues has broad implications for understanding cognition.