Behavioral and Brain Sciences

Table of Contents - 2010 - Volume 33, Issue 06  

Open Peer Commentary

The dynamic interaction of conceptual and embodied knowledge

Daniël Lakensa1 and Kirsten I. Ruysa2

a1 Faculty of Industrial Engineering & Innovation Sciences, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands D.Lakens@tue.nl web.tue.nl/staff/nl/d.lakens

a2 Psychology Department, Utrecht University, 3508 TC Utrecht, The Netherlands. K.I.Ruys@uu.nl http://www.goallab.nl

Abstract

We propose the SIMS model can be strengthened by detailing the dynamic interaction between sensorimotor activation and contextual conceptual information. Rapidly activated evaluations and contextual knowledge can guide and constrain embodied simulations. In addition, we stress the potential importance of extending the SIMS model to dynamic social interactions that go beyond the passive observer.

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