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  • Cognitive science
  • Physics
  • Neuroscience

Background:

  • Physical systems analysis often uses hierarchical structures.
  • Cognition of spacetime lacks a similar hierarchical framework.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Propose a cognitive hierarchy for spacetime.
  • Explore the interplay between objective spacetime and subjective representations.
  • Investigate compositional structures in spacetime cognition.

Main Methods:

  • Review existing literature on spacetime cognition.
  • Analyze the relationship between physical spacetime properties and relational representations.
  • Examine compositional structures within and between cognitive layers.

Main Results:

  • A proposed hierarchical model for cognitive spacetime.
  • Identification of interplay between objective and subjective spacetime aspects.
  • Framework for analyzing compositional structures in cognition.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed hierarchy offers a novel framework for understanding spacetime cognition.
  • Provides testable consequences at the brain and behavioral levels.
  • Highlights the importance of compositional modes in relational representations.