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Solving the interface problem: from intentions to motor representations through conceptual spaces

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: To explain intentional bodily action, we must address the Interface Problem: how propositional intentions and non-propositional motor representations integrate non-accidentally. Two requirements arise: matching, ensuring a motor representation corresponds to an intention despite format differences, and selection, choosing one motor representation among multiple matches. We combine Gärdenfors’ conceptual spaces with Bayesian inference to meet both requirements.

Source: Synthese

DOI: 10.1007/s11229-026-05489-x

Authors: Peter Brössel, Eline Kuipers

Institution: Ruhr University Bochum

Language: English

Topic: Embodied and Extended Cognition

Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience

Field: Neuroscience

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,190

Funders: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Ruhr-Universität Bochum