[Fis] neurosci. 'motor' article

Dear colleagues,

There is a very interesting news article "on the origins of speech", by
Constance Holden (Science, 27 feb. 04, 1316-9), where recent advancements
in the motor hypothesis about language origins are discussed. I think that
it gives some support to my past comments on the need to approach the
cognitivie functionality of the 'perception/action' cycle (classically
understood in an input/output style) the other way around: as
action/perception/action.

Looking at the workings of language (meaning included) under this motor
approach could put some 'invariant' linguistic features under a new
light: verbs/subjects, timing architectures, links with music, plus the
obvious motor closeness to the genomic encoding (final 'common' source for
meaning?) ...

To connect with the current discussion, the neuronal solutions to 'binding'
a common time for action/perception might be influencing a lot both the
linguistics and the abstract physical views themselves, as Koichiro was
implying a couple of weeks ago. If so, the physical observer would be
caught into a dangerous and inevitable biological contamination.

best,

Pedro

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Received on Mon May 10 12:46:41 2004