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Commentaries / Comentarios

Beyond the body and external representations … the brain. A commentary on the article Learning beyond the body by Juan-Ignacio Pozo / Más allá del cuerpo y de las representaciones externas … el cerebro. Un comentario sobre el artículo Aprender más allá del cuerpo de Juan-Ignacio Pozo

Pages 701-712 | Received 14 Apr 2017, Accepted 24 Apr 2017, Published online: 15 Oct 2017
 

Abstract

My commentary is based on three matters derived from Ignacio Pozo’s article. First, I present my defence of the cognitive research that Pozo criticizes and characterizes as methodologically aseptic and disembodied. Second, I discuss my doubts regarding the author’s arguments on external representations overcoming the limitations of embodied cognition. Third, I examine the neuroscience perspective in order to clarify the representational debate.

Resumen

Mi comentario reflexiona sobre tres temas derivados del artículo de Ignacio Pozo. Primero, mi defensa de la investigación cognitiva que Pozo critica, al considerarla metodológicamente aséptica y descorporeizada. Segundo, mis dudas sobre los argumentos del autor sobre las representaciones externas como superación de las limitaciones de la cognición corpórea. Tercero, la inclusión de la perspectiva de la neurociencia para aclarar el debate representacional.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author. / Los autores no han referido ningún potencial conflicto de interés en relación con este artículo.

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Funding

This work was supported by the Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad [PSI2015-66277-R];

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