Jannis Friedrich

• PhD Student at Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln

Literature on grounded cognition argues that mental representations of concepts, even abstract concepts, involve modal simulations. These modalities are typically assumed to reside within the body, such as in the sensorimotor system. A recent proposal argues that physical invariants, such as momentum or gravity, can also be substrates in which conc...

Predictive processing posits that prediction-error minimization underlies all perception, action, and cognition. Yet, despite its considerable popularity and explanatory scope, it is unclear how this enables higher-level cognitive abilities, such as representing and reasoning over abstract concepts. We combine insights from predictive processing, s...

Grounded cognition states that mental representations of concepts consist of experiential aspects. For example, the concept “cup” consists of the sensorimotor experiences from interactions with cups. Typical modalities in which concepts are grounded are: The sensorimotor system (including interoception), emotion, action, language, and social aspect...

Grounded cognition states that mental representations of concepts consist of experiential aspects. For example, the concept ‘cup’ consists of the sensorimotor experiences from interactions with cups. Typical modalities in which concepts are grounded are: The sensorimotor system (incl. interoception), emotion, action, language, and social aspects. H...

The field of grounded cognition is concerned with how concepts gain meaning by being represented in experiences. A large body of empirical work supports this core tenet, but the field is rife with meta-theoretical issues which prevent meaningful development. In this paper we describe these issues and subsequently provide as a solution an overarchin...

Grounded cognition states that mental representations of concepts consist of experiential aspects. For example, the concept ‘cup’ consists of the sensorimotor experiences from interactions with cups. Typical modalities in which concepts are grounded are: The sensorimotor system (incl. interoception), emotion, action, language, and social aspects. H...

Less-is-more describes a principle underlying decision making. Embodiment, on the other hand, argues that the body plays an important role in processes that have classically been characterized as mental. We argue that decision making is facilitated by reducing the amount of mental computation (less-is-more) through the exploitation of the constant...

Successful sports performance often requires choosing what to do and how to do it in dynamic, complex, and uncertain environments. Thus, an understanding of the processes underpinning judgment and decision making in sports (JDMS) is crucial for both researchers and applied practitioners. Despite the research developments, examining JDMS from severa...