representationsmental
Representationsmental refers to the concept of mental representations in cognitive science and philosophy of mind. Mental representations are internal states that encode information about objects, properties, and states of affairs in the external world, supporting perception, reasoning, memory, and action. They can take multiple forms, including propositional representations that encode declarative content (for example, "the ball is red"), mental imagery that resembles sensory experiences, and procedural representations that guide skilled action, often without conscious reporting. In addition, many theories posit subsymbolic, distributed representations underlying learning and perception.
Theoretical perspectives diverge on the nature and organization of representations. Symbolic or classical theories argue that
Neuroscientific research seeks neural representations: patterns of activity across populations that correspond to particular objects, features,