1. English Theme 45 3.12--end Date: July 3rd, 2007 Room: 8-405
Instructor: Mafuyu Kitahara
Material: Thelen, E. (1995) “Time-scale dynamics and the development of an embodied cognition” in R. Port and T. van Gelder (eds.) Mind as motion, Cambridge: MIT Press

2. 3.12 From Action to Cognition
action --> learn categories --> cognition
e.g. “toys able to be reached”
learned from appearing/disappearing tasks
category formation = potential well
Rovee-Cillier (1991)
2mo old infants remember kicking task?
Yes, even 1-2 week later
Situation specific: colour, design, crib...
But, generalizable

3. 3.13 Toward a force embodiment
Speculation:
generalize = expand and overlap clouds

4. Conclusion force interactions = base of all cognition and language
higher generalization = “mobileness”...etc
notions embedded and embodied