The explorative mind-map is a dynamic framework, that emerges automatically from the input, it gets. It is unlike a verificative modeling system where existing (human) thoughts are placed and connected together. In this regard, explorative mind-maps change their size continuously, being adaptive with connectionist cells inside; mind-maps process data input incrementally and offer lots of possib...

Why are mathematical models so surprisingly efficient in the sciences? In this paper, adopt an extended mind perspective on human mathematical abilities. I review evidence from animal, infant and neuropsychology studies that the human brain contains several specialized neural circuits which can be co-opted to solve complex mathematical problems. However, mathematics has emergent properties whic...

The paper makes an analysis on the simulated mechanisms of mind evolutionary computation (MEC) firstly and proposes an extended computation model for MEC (EMEC). EMEC manipulates the search based on the behavior space and the information space. All operations in the behavior space are processed based on groups that symbolize the solution area, while the operations in the information space are d...

In 2008 the authors held "Involving Interface," a lively interdisciplinary event focusing on issues of biological, sociocultural, and technological interfacing (see Acknowledgments). Inspired by discussions at this event, in this article, we further discuss the value of input from neuroscience for developing robots and machine interfaces, and the value of philosophy, the humanities, and the art...

We present a general discussion of how quantum theory may help to bring about a deeper understanding of the mind/matter relationship. We then examine the particular features of Bohm’s ontological interpretation which makes this closer relationship possible. We show how these ideas can be extended to include more radical concepts that are needed to quantize the gravitational field. A consequence...

Some types of species exploit the external environment to support their cognitive processes, in the sense of patterns created in the environment that function as external mental states and serve as an extension to their mind. In the case of social species the creation and exploitation of such patterns can be shared, thus obtaining a form of shared mind or collective intelligence. This paper exp...

In this paper, we approach the idea of group cognition from the perspective of the ‘‘extended mind’’ thesis, as a special case of the more general claim that systems larger than the individual human, but containing that human, are capable of cognition (Clark , 2008; Clark & Chalmers, 1998). Instead of deliberating about ‘‘the mark of the cognitive’’ (Adams & Aizawa, 2008), our discussion of gro...

Philosophy of mind and cognitive science (e.g., Clark and Chalmers 1998; Clark 2010; Palermos 2014) have recently become increasingly receptive to the hypothesis of extended cognition, according to which external artifacts such as our laptops and smartphones can—under appropriate circumstances—feature as material realisers of a person’s cognitive processes. We argue that, to the extent that the...

In the “Socially Extended Mind,” Shaun Gallagher further develops the theory, introduced in “Mental Institutions” (Gallagher & Crisafi, 2009), that social institutions can become part of a cognitive system. Building on first wave theories of the extended mind, Gallagher (2013) argues that just as our minds are capable of coupling with artifacts in the environment to form larger cognitive system...

This article discusses the contribution of language to human cognition based on Andy Clark's theoretical framework extended mind. For most research, has been used as a communication system, and another aspect language, facilitation mind, neglected. therefore draws theory mind demonstrate that can also be seen an external thinking or even artificial tool help share burden facilitate cognitive de...