CONCEPT (Components of a)
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(1) |
| ID | ◀ 588 ▶ |
| Object type | Epistemology, ontology or semantics |
According to A. and H. DAMASIO: “Concepts are stored in the brain in the form of ”dormant“ records. When these records are reactivated, they can re-create the varied sensations and actions associated with a particular entity or category of entities. A coffee cup, for example, can evoke visual and tactile representations of its shape, color, texture and warmth, along with the smell and taste of the coffee or the path that the hand and the arm take to bring the cup from the table to the lips. All these representations are re-created in separate brain regions, but their reconstruction occurs fairly simultaneously” (1992, p.70).
This understanding of concepts retrieving (or constructions) is based on the model of interconnected neural network in the brain, including mediation layers, specially studied by these authors.