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Defining perception and cognition

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 1999

Dennis J. McFarland  and
Anthony T. Cacace
Dennis J. McFarland
Affiliation:
Wadsworth Center for Laboratories and Research, Albany, NY 12201-0509 mcfarlan@wadsworth.org
Anthony T. Cacace
Affiliation:
Departments of Surgery and Neurology, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY 12208 anthony_cacace@ccgateway.amc.edu
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Abstract

Discussions of the relationship between perception and cognition often proceed without a definition of these terms. The sensory-modality specific nature of low-level perceptual processes provides a means of distinguishing them from cognitive processes. A more explicit definition of terms provides insight into the nature of the evidence that can resolve questions about the relationship between perception and cognition.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 22 , Issue 3 , June 1999 , pp. 385
Copyright
© 1999 Cambridge University Press

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