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Embodied and Extended Cognition

Embodied and Extended Cognition is a research topic within Cognitive Neuroscience. Science Explorer counts 10k research works in it since 1950. 10.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the predictive brain theory, which integrates concepts of active inference, free energy principle, and embodied cognition. It delves into the role of neural dynamics, affordances, and the enactive approach in shaping cognition. Additionally, it investigates the extension of cognition into the environment and social interactions through distributed cognition.

  • Predictive Brain Theory
  • Embodied Cognition
  • Active Inference
  • Free Energy Principle
  • Enactive Approach
  • Neural Dynamics
  • Affordances
  • Extended Mind
  • Social Cognition
  • Distributed Cognition
Research works
10k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
1k
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.2%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+50%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
United States
38% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
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