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What draws the line between perception and cognition?

Martin Rolfs1, Michael Dambacher2

  • 1Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience & Department of Psychology,Humboldt University of Berlin,10099 Berlin,Germany.martin.rolfs@hu-berlin.dehttp://www.rolfslab.de/.

The Behavioral and Brain Sciences
|March 31, 2017
PubMed
Summary

Defining perception is key to understanding top-down effects. This study proposes a functional-level distinction between perception and cognition, offering a new framework for analyzing judgment and perception interactions.

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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Science
  • Psychology
  • Philosophy of Mind

Background:

  • Understanding top-down effects on perception necessitates a clear definition of perception.
  • Existing phenomenological definitions, like Firestone & Scholl's, are intuitive but may lack functional rigor.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a functional-level demarcation between perception and cognition.
  • To demonstrate how a functional approach aids in examining the interplay between judging and perceiving.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of perception and cognition.
  • Argumentation for a functionalist approach over a phenomenological one.
  • Exemplification of the functional approach in analyzing perception-cognition interactions.

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Main Results:

  • A functional definition provides a more robust criterion for distinguishing perception from cognition.
  • This functional approach offers a clearer framework for investigating how judging influences perception.

Conclusions:

  • The functional level is the most effective basis for defining perception.
  • This framework advances the study of top-down influences in perception and cognition.