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  • Cognitive Science
  • Cognitive Robotics
  • Interdisciplinary Research

Background:

  • The study of the minimal self involves diverse interdisciplinary research.
  • Two prominent approaches are cognitive science and cognitive (developmental) robotics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the distinct yet complementary roles of cognitive science and cognitive robotics in minimal self research.
  • To highlight the importance of distinguishing between building a minimal self and understanding the human minimal self.
  • To emphasize the need for integrated models across different analytical levels.

Main Methods:

  • Review and synthesis of existing research in cognitive science and cognitive robotics concerning the minimal self.
  • Conceptual analysis of the methodologies and epistemic promises of each approach.
  • Identification of potential limitations and areas for future integration.

Main Results:

  • Cognitive science provides abstract models explaining human experimental data on the minimal self.
  • Cognitive robotics aims to create embodied agents that develop a self from scratch, offering a potential testbed for emergent self-mechanisms.
  • A key distinction is made between implementing a minimal self and understanding the human minimal self.

Conclusions:

  • While both cognitive science and cognitive robotics contribute to causal mechanistic models of the minimal self, conclusions drawn from one domain to the other must be approached with caution.
  • Future models require integration of constraints from various analytical levels to accurately predict, generate, and explain real-world behavior.