Cognitive Structures of Space-Time

Frontiers in Psychology

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Camilo Miguel Signorelli¹  Selma Dündar-Coecke³  Vincent Wang¹  Bob Coecke¹ 

[1] Department of Computer Science, University of Oxford, United Kingdom;Cognitive Neuroimaging Unit;Center for Educational Neuroscience/Department of Psychology and Human Development, University College London, United Kingdom

关键词: causal cognition;    causal structure;    causality;    space-time;    compositionality;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2020.527114

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

In physics, the analysis of the space representing states of physical systems often takes the form of a layer-cake of increasingly rich structure. In this paper, we propose an analogous hierarchy in the cognition of spacetime. Firstly, we explore the interplay between the objective physical properties of space-time and the subjective compositional modes of relational representations within the reasoner. Secondly, we discuss the compositional structure within and between layers. The existing evidence in the available literature is reviewed to end with some testable consequences of our proposal at the brain and behavioral level.

【 授权许可】

CC BY