#665 Scott Grafton - Physical Intelligence; The Relationship Between the Body and the Mind
RECORDED ON MAY 23rd 2022.
Dr. Scott Grafton is Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of California Santa Barbara. Dr. Grafton is interested in how people organize movement into goal-oriented action. The emphasis is on elucidating the cognitive architecture that underlies action representation. This is developed with studies of sequence and skill acquisition, motor simulation, sensorimotor transformation, on-line control and action observation experiments. He is the author of Physical Intelligence: The Science of How the Body and the Mind Guide Each Other Through Life.
In this episode, we focus on Physical Intelligence. We talk about physical intelligence and embodied cognition. We get into topics like: how we create a “mental space”; attention and vigilance; affordances; body schema and body self-image; and how people learn new skills. We discuss the relationship between the brain and the rest of the body, modularity of mind, and artificial intelligence.
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Intro
What is physical intelligence?
How do we create a “mental space”?
Attention and vigilance
Affordances
Body schema and body self-image
How much feedback from the brain does the body need?
How people learn new skills
Do tools become part of a person’s identity?
The relationship between the brain and the rest of the body
Modularity of the brain
Can we improve artificial intelligence with this knowledge?
Follow Dr. Grafton’s work!
Follow Dr. Grafton’s work:
Faculty page: https://bit.ly/3rcg3OZ
ResearchGate profile: https://bit.ly/3ucd9M0
Physical Intelligence: https://amzn.to/3oacM10