The distributed layered Self
The self is neither a little person inside the brain nor a vague everywhere. It is an emergent process, grounded in critical nodes, sustained by distributed interaction, and shaped by body, prediction, memory, language, relationship, culture, sleep, and…
The distributed Self and it’s criticism
A strong model of the self must do two things at once: synthesize what is fragmented and resist the temptation to explain more than it has earned. The distributed mind is a powerful map, but it becomes more credible when it admits its omissions, its…
The body is a distributed mind
The body is not a passive instrument controlled by the brain. It is a distributed system of sensing, processing, prediction, regulation, defense, memory, and identity. The self is not located in one place. It emerges from the integration of body, brain,…