Two types of encoding

  • Published: 12-16-2014 Edited: 01-16-2015
  • Encoding consists of at least two categorizes:
    * Stimuli details, motor manipulation of objects, stimuli properties and sequence of actions. Reasoning about physical objects or logic. These in operated by the mirron neuron system and overlaps greatly with a network called dorsal attention network (DAN). In Neojungian Typology this form of cognition is called Mechanic encoding. [1, 2, 3]

    The mechanic encoding is related the mirron neuron system which acts as a motor simulator and is connected to the motor cortex. It's embodied cognition is related to movements of objects and the body itself and metaphors include motion, rotation, stacking, flipping, etc and it's probably the foundation for higher cognition such as rationality and logic. It is also quite procedural in nature which hints at it's probable relationship to the procedural memory-system. Linguistic examples: "Adding 1+1 is like placing a similar box on top of another box and now we have two boxes. Subtraction just removes one box."

    * Contextual background, history of individual agents in the context and history of self. Association between context, event and experience. These is operated by the mentalizing network and overlaps to a large extent with a network called default mode network (DMN) or also called the task-negative network (TNN). In Neojungian Typology this form of cognition is called Organic encoding. [1, 2, 3]

    The organic encoding is related to the mentalizing network which acts as a experience simulator. It's embodied cognition is related to experiences associated with events and/or contexts and metaphors include feelings and body sensations and also images that have associations with experiences. The organic encoding is also quite episodic in nature, meaning it focuses on a series of events and their contextual inference and associated experience. Linguistic examples: "The atmosphere of the room was like a calm river. His words made her feel warm."


    (Iacoboni, et al., 2005)

    To be continued..

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    Education:
    http://www.macalester.edu/academics/psychology/whathap/UBNRP/mirrorneurons08/understandingintentions.html

    Science:
    Complementary Systems for Understanding Action Intentions, Floris P. de Lang et al, 2008. [1]
    Double dissociation of neural responses supporting perceptual and cognitive components of social cognition: Evidence from processing of others' pain, Paola Sessa et al, 2014. [2]
    Understanding others' actions and goals by mirror and mentalizing systems: a meta-analysis, Van Overwalle F et al, 2009. [3]