#46 Barbara Webb: Embodied Cognition, AI, and the Study of Natural Cognition

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Dr. Barbara Webb first studied Psychology at the University of Sydney. She obtained her PhD in Artificial Intelligence from the University of Edinburgh in 1993, where she is now part of the School of Informatics as Professor of Biorobotics.

In this episode, we talk about embodied cognition; the role played by the physical structure of the body; the importance of centralized processing of information in living systems; the interplay between the body and the environment; embodied cognition in the development of AI systems; how AI allows for us to better understand natural cognition; and related topics.

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A Dra. Barbara Webb começou por estudar Psicologia na Universidade de Sidney. Obteve o seu doutoramento em Inteligência Artificial pela Universidade de Edinburgh em 1993, onde faz agora parte da Escola de Informática como Professora de Biorrobótica. 

Neste episódio, falamos sobre cognição incorporada; o papel desempenhado pela estrutura física do corpo; a importância do processamento centralizado de informação em sistemas vivos; a relação entre corpo e ambiente; cognição incorporada no desenvolvimento de sistemas de IA; como a IA nos permite compreender melhor a cognição natural; e tópicos relacionados.

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