Macrocognition through the multiscale enaction model (MEM) lens: Identification of a blind spot of macrocognition research

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 7, Issue JUL, 2016, Pages

  Laurent, Eric ^a   Bianchi, Renzo ^b  

^a University Bourgogne Franche Comté ^*  (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Complexity; enaction; Enactivism; Motivated cognition; Multiscale cognition; Needs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84982227586     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01123     Document Type: Article

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