Location: 16 Borland Building (ADRI)

Led by Michael L. Anderson, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Psychology, Franklin & Marshall College

In this talk I review emerging evidence that the brain, long thought to be a collection of specialized computational modules, is better conceived of as a dynamic control system in which each part is a member of multiple functional coalitions that form and re-form in real time. The architecture of the system reflects the fact that thinking--even higher-order cognitive processes like mathematics--doesn't just happen "in the head", but is best understood as a process involving brain, body, and environmental interactions.

NOTE: An associated event titled "Symposium: Embodied Cognition and Communities of Practice" will be held in the ADRI from 3:30-5:30pm on Wednesday, March 22.