Concepts are building blocks of our semantic memory (that is, our knowledge about the world), and underly all higher-level cognitive processes (K. O. Solomon et al., 1999). They have numerous functions, such as inference, reasoning and others.
One of the best studied functions is identifying whether an entity belongs to a certain category: process called categorisation.
In this post I will discuss several theories of how concepts are organised in our brain, and look at the different approaches to categorisation process.
One of the best studied functions is identifying whether an entity belongs to a certain category: process called categorisation.
In this post I will discuss several theories of how concepts are organised in our brain, and look at the different approaches to categorisation process.