Lecture 11: Perceptual Symbol Systems | COGSCI 1 | UC Berkeley

Introduction to Cognitive Science (COGSCI 1B) Lecture 11: Perceptual Symbol Systems Introduction (0:00) Amodal symbol systems (2:53) Perceptual symbol systems (18:22) Concepts, affordances, and simulations (37:33) The impenetrability hypothesis (55:30) Capacities of the conceptual system (1:00:37) Sensory representations and re-enactments (1:07:40) Amodal symbol systems vs perceptual symbol systems (1:10:30) Conclusion (1:12:22) References Barsalou, L. W. (1999). Perceptual symbol systems. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 22, 577-660.