@misc{cogprints3552, author = {Maurizio Tirassa and Antonella Carassa and Giuliano Geminiani}, note = {With kind permission by John Benjamins Publishing Company, Amsterdam/Philadelphia.}, editor = {Sean O'Nuallain}, title = {A theoretical framework for the study of spatial cognition}, publisher = {Benjamins}, journal = {Spatial cognition. Foundations and applications}, pages = {19--31}, year = {2000}, keywords = {Spatial cognition; Representation; Cognitive architecture; Phylogeny; Evolution;}, url = {http://cogprints.org/3552/}, abstract = {We argue that the locomotion of organisms is better understood as a form of interaction with a subjective environment, rather than as a set of behaviors allegedly amenable to objective descriptions. An organism's interactions with its subjective environment are in turn understandable in terms of its cognitive architecture. We propose a large-scale classification of the possible types of cognitive architectures, giving a sketch of the subjective structure that each of them superimposes on space and of the relevant consequences on locomotion. The classification comprises a main division between nonrepresentational and representational architectures and further subdivisions.} }