Multiscale dynamical considerations for modeling (biological) cognition

Haueis and Colaço argue cognition must be modeled with metabolic constraints, challenging more abstract, computational views. This commentary supports their approach but identifies a key omission: multiscale dynamics. Cognition is fundamentally dynamic, emerging across coordinated timescales where metabolism is embedded, not merely constraining. Incorporating multiscale dynamics would strengthen their framework by aligning models with biologically realistic, time-dependent processes.