EMBODIED DECISION-MAKING THINK TANK 2026
READINGS & LINKS
ARTICLES
The New Yorker, The Physical Genius
July 25, 1999
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1999/08/02/the-physical-genius
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The New Yorker, Get a Grip
By Sally Law
September 3, 2009
https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/get-a-grip
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The New Yorker, Thought Process
How Should We Think About Our Different Styles of Thinking?
By Joshua Rothman
January 9, 2023
Some people say their thought takes place in images, some in words. But our mental processes are more mysterious than we realize.
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The New Yorker:
A Revolution in How Robots Learn
By James Somers
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/12/02/a-revolution-in-how-robots-learn​
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Ambulatory Sequences: Ecologies of Learning by Attending
and Observing on the Move
Ananda Maria Marin
Department of Education, Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, UCLA
In Google Folder (link emailed)
COGNITION AND INSTRUCTION, 2020, VOL. 38, NO. 3, 281–317
https://doi.org/10.1080/07370008.2020.1767104
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BOOKS​
Thinking With The Dancing Brain - Embodying Neuroscience
By Sandra Cerny Minton and Rima Faber
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Neurological exploration of the brain is a current internal research frontier. Rima Faber and Sandra Minton co-authored a recently published book, Thinking with the Dancing Brain: Embodying Neuroscience. Each chapter in the book addresses thought processes in dance by: describing the processes, explaining the brain networks involved, providing connections to academic classroom pedagogy, applying the information to movement and dance, and guiding the reader through movement explorations and improvisations pertinent to each process.
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The Neurocognition of Dance: Mind, Movement and Motor Skills
By Martin Puttke
Dance has always been an important aspect of all human cultures, and the study of human movement and action has become a topic of increasing relevance over the last decade, bringing dance into the focus of the cognitive sciences. Since the first edition of The Neurocognition of Dance was published, research into the cognitive science of dance has expanded extensively, with the number of scientific studies focusing on dance and dance-related topics in cognitive psychology growing significantly.
Featuring three new chapters addressing topics that have become highly relevant to the field in recent years – neuroaesthetics, entrainment, and choreographic cognition – as well as progress in teaching based on novel methods, this comprehensively revised and updated new edition of The Neurocognition of Dance is full of cutting-edge insights from scientists, researchers, and professionals from the world of dance.
Also now including online material such as links to video clips, colour images and hands-on material for practical application, this book is an essential companion for students and professionals from fields including dance, cognitive psychology, sport psychology and sport science, movement science, and cognitive robotics.
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NEW: ADDED 1/3/26 BY JMS
The Entangled Brain: How Perception, Cognition, and Emotion Are Woven Together
Book by Luiz Pessoa
The Entangled Brain: How Perception, Cognition, and Emotion Are Woven Together by Luiz Pessoa (2022) argues against the traditional modular view of the brain, proposing instead that it's a deeply interconnected network where perception, cognition, and emotion are not separate functions but emerge from dynamic, large-scale, functionally integrated systems. The book uses neuroscience, systems theory, and evolution to explain how brain regions form dynamic coalitions to support complex behaviors, emphasizing that function arises from the interaction of these networks, not isolated parts.
Key themes
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Against modularity:
Challenges the idea that specific brain areas have single, independent functions (e.g., "one area, one function").
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Network-based view:
Proposes the brain functions as a complex, nonmodular network where regions are interdependent and constantly forming coalitions.
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Integration of emotion and cognition:
Argues that emotion and cognition are deeply intertwined and cannot be understood in isolation, but emerge from the same integrated systems.
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Emergent properties:
Functions like perception, cognition, and emotion are emergent properties of these large-scale, dynamic networks.
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Context-dependent function:
The function of any given part is highly dependent on the context and the other parts it's interacting with.
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Core concepts
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Functionally Integrated Systems: The brain's architecture is built on these systems, characterized by massive connectivity, distributed functional connectivity, and interactions via cortical-subcortical loops.
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Body-brain connection: These systems extend beyond the skull, connecting the brain to the body.
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Significance
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Offers a new framework for understanding the brain, moving beyond simplistic models to a more holistic, systems-level perspective.
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Has implications for fields like psychiatry, challenging traditional ways of thinking about mental health and disorders.