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Sobre similitudes sensoriales
Charles Spence1, Nicola Di Stefano2
1Crossmodal Research Laboratory, Department of Experimental Psychology, Oxford University, Oxford, UK.
Consciousness and cognition
|February 24, 2026
Resumen
Este estudio revisa cómo se teoriza la similitud sensorial, proponiendo un nuevo marco. Sugiere que la similitud sensorial surge de cualidades compartidas, patrones estructurales o significados convergentes.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Ciencia Cognitiva
- Neurociencia
- Filosofía de la Mente
Sus antecedentes:
- El concepto de similitud ha intrigado durante mucho tiempo a filósofos y científicos.
- La investigación sobre la percepción sensorial a menudo explora las afinidades y divergencias entre las modalidades sensoriales.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Revisar críticamente las teorías existentes de similitud sensorial.
- Proponer un marco integrado para comprender la similitud sensorial.
Principales métodos:
- Revisión de literatura de teorías sobre similitud sensorial.
- Análisis de similitudes identificadas en múltiples niveles sensoriales.
Principales resultados:
- Las teorías existentes de similitud sensorial pueden limitar la comprensión de las operaciones sensoriales.
- Se encuentran similitudes en estímulos, transducción, procesamiento de información y organización perceptual.
- El marco propuesto identifica tres bases para la similitud sensorial: cualidades fenoménicas, patrones estructurales y significados afectivos/semánticos.
Conclusiones:
- La similitud sensorial es multifacética, extendiéndose más allá de las propiedades físicas básicas.
- El marco propuesto integra aspectos fenoménicos, estructurales y basados en el significado de la similitud sensorial.
- Los factores cognitivos y culturales juegan un papel cada vez mayor en la mediación de la similitud sensorial.
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