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Luis Favela is an Associate Professor at Indiana University Bloomington. He is part philosopher, part cognitive scientist, part many things, and on this episode we discuss his new book, The Ecological Brain: Unifying the Sciences of Brain, Body, and Environment.
In the book, Louie presents his NeuroEcological Nexus Theory, or NExT, which, as the subtitle says, proposes a way forward to tie together our brains, our bodies, and the environment; namely it has a lot to do with the complexity sciences and manifolds, which we discuss. But the book doesn't just present his theory. Among other things, it presents a rich historical look into why ecological psychology and neuroscience haven't been exactly friendly over the years, in terms of how to explain our behaviors, the role of brains in those explanations, how to think about what minds are, and so on. And it suggests how the two fields can get over their differences and be friends moving forward. And I'll just say, it's written in a very accessible manner, gently guiding the reader through many of the core concepts and science that have shaped ecological psychology and neuroscience, and for that reason alone I highly it.
Ok, so we discuss a bunch of topics in the book, how Louie thinks, and Louie gives us some great background and historical lessons along the way.
0:00 - Intro
7:05 - Louie's target with NEXT
20:37 - Ecological psychology and grid cells
22:06 - Why irreconcilable?
28:59 - Why hasn't ecological psychology evolved more?
47:13 - NExT
49:10 - Hypothesis 1
55:45 - Hypothesis 2
1:02:55 - Artificial intelligence and ecological psychology
1:16:33 - Manifolds
1:31:20 - Hypothesis 4: Body, low-D, Synergies
1:35:53 - Hypothesis 5: Mind emerges
1:36:23 - Hypothesis 6:
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Luis Favela is an Associate Professor at Indiana University Bloomington. He is part philosopher, part cognitive scientist, part many things, and on this episode we discuss his new book, The Ecological Brain: Unifying the Sciences of Brain, Body, and Environment.
In the book, Louie presents his NeuroEcological Nexus Theory, or NExT, which, as the subtitle says, proposes a way forward to tie together our brains, our bodies, and the environment; namely it has a lot to do with the complexity sciences and manifolds, which we discuss. But the book doesn't just present his theory. Among other things, it presents a rich historical look into why ecological psychology and neuroscience haven't been exactly friendly over the years, in terms of how to explain our behaviors, the role of brains in those explanations, how to think about what minds are, and so on. And it suggests how the two fields can get over their differences and be friends moving forward. And I'll just say, it's written in a very accessible manner, gently guiding the reader through many of the core concepts and science that have shaped ecological psychology and neuroscience, and for that reason alone I highly it.
Ok, so we discuss a bunch of topics in the book, how Louie thinks, and Louie gives us some great background and historical lessons along the way.
0:00 - Intro
7:05 - Louie's target with NEXT
20:37 - Ecological psychology and grid cells
22:06 - Why irreconcilable?
28:59 - Why hasn't ecological psychology evolved more?
47:13 - NExT
49:10 - Hypothesis 1
55:45 - Hypothesis 2
1:02:55 - Artificial intelligence and ecological psychology
1:16:33 - Manifolds
1:31:20 - Hypothesis 4: Body, low-D, Synergies
1:35:53 - Hypothesis 5: Mind emerges
1:36:23 - Hypothesis 6:
