The Triadic Roots of Human Cognition: “Mind” Is the Ability to go Beyond Dyadic Associations

The Triadic Roots of Human Cognition: “Mind” Is the Ability to go Beyond Dyadic Associations

Empirical evidence is reviewed indicating that the extraordinary aspects of the human mind are due to our species’ ability to go beyond simple “dyadic associations” and to process the relations among three items of information simultaneously. Classic explanations of the “triadic” nature of human ski...

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Main Author: Norman D. Cook
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
triadic cognition
polymodal associations
tool use
language
joint attention
harmony perception
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01060/full

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https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01060/full

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