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¹Department of Philosophy, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA.

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This study proposes an embodied cognitive neuroscience approach. This framework integrates embodied cognition and mechanistic explanation, offering a path to resolve internal tensions within 4E cognition research.

Keywords:

Cognition Concepts Embedded Cognition Embodied Cognition Enactive Cognition Extended Cognition Mechanism Semantic Memory

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Area of Science:

Cognitive Neuroscience
Philosophy of Science

Background:

The integration of embodied cognition and mechanistic explanation in cognitive neuroscience is a developing area.
Existing theoretical frameworks may present challenges in reconciling psychological and neuroscientific perspectives.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore the potential benefits of combining embodied cognition with mechanistic explanation in cognitive neuroscience.
To argue that this integrated approach can specifically address internal tensions within 4E cognition.

Main Methods:

Theoretical analysis of existing approaches in cognitive neuroscience.
Examination of the implications of combining embodied cognition with mechanistic scientific explanation.

Main Results:

The proposed theoretical approach offers general benefits for developing robust theories and ontologies.
It avoids both neuroscientific reductionism and the complete autonomy of psychology.
The approach has the specific potential to resolve internal tensions within 4E cognition.

Conclusions:

Embodied cognitive neuroscience, integrating embodied cognition and mechanistic explanation, provides a valuable framework.
This approach offers a more unified and robust understanding of cognition.
It facilitates the resolution of theoretical conflicts within the 4E cognition framework.