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{{Short description|Theory that intelligent behaviour emerges from the interplay between brain, body and world}}

{{See also|Enactivism|Embodied cognition|Extended cognition}}

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'''Embodied embedded cognition''' ('''EEC''') is a [[philosophy|philosophical]] theoretical position in [[cognitive science]], closely related to [[situated cognition]], [[embodied cognition]], [[embodied cognitive science]] and [[dynamical systems theory]]. The theory states that intelligent [[behaviour]] emerges from the interplay between [[brain]], body and world.<ref name=EEE1>{{cite web|url=https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/embodied-cognition/|title=Embodied Cognition |date=25 July 2011|publisher=Stanford Encyclopedia}}</ref> The world is not just the 'play-ground' on which the brain is acting. Rather, brain, body and world are equally important factors in the explanation of how particular intelligent behaviours come about in practice. There are concerns about whether EEC constitutes a novel and substantive approach to cognition or whether it is merely a manifestation of frustration with the classical [[cognitivism (psychology)|cognitivist]] approach{{Citation needed|reason=Who has concerns? Any source?|date=June 2018}}.

==Embodiment and embeddedness==

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In contrast, EEC holds that the actual physical processes in body and in body-world interaction partly constitute whatever it is that we call 'the cognitive system' as a whole. Body, world and brain form a system. Together these system-parts 'cause' intelligent behaviour to arise as a system property. [[Dynamical Systems|Dynamical Systems Theory]] is a way of modeling behaviour that teams up quite naturally with the theoretical concepts of EEC. The theory of [[practopoiesis]] describes the rules adaptive systems need to obey if they are to successfully implement embodied and embedded cognition.

Under the umbrella of [[4E cognition]], the theories of the embodied embedded mind are connected with the [[Extended mind thesis|extended mind theory]] and [[enactivism]].

Current discussions include:

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* [[Gerald Edelman]]

* [[Shaun Gallagher]]

* [[Vittorio Guidano]]

* Pim Haselager

* [[Martin Heidegger]]

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* [[Mark Rowlands]]

* [[Evan Thompson]]

* [[Jacob Von Uexküll]]

* [[Francisco Varela]]

* [[Jacob Von Uexküll]]

* [[Dan Zahavi]]

* Tom Ziemke

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==See also==

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*[[{{annotated link|Autopoesis]]}}

*[[{{annotated link|Enactivism]]}}

*[[{{annotated link|Extended cognition]]}}

*[[{{annotated link|Neuroconstructivism]]}}

*[[{{annotated link|Neurophenomenology]]}}

*[[{{annotated link|Practopoiesis]]}}

*[[{{annotated link|Pragmatism]]}}

*[[{{annotated link|Situated cognition]]}}

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==External links==

*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060205103318/http://www.nici.kun.nl/~haselag/links/eeclinks.html Some EEC links]

== References ==

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==External links==

*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060205103318/http://www.nici.kun.nl/~haselag/links/eeclinks.html Some EEC links]

[[Category:Cognitive science]]