How Does the Protoconsciousness Concept of Dreaming Fit with Your Model of the Animal Mind? Do Dogs, Parrots, and Monkeys “Think” Without Words?

Abstract

Comments on the articles by J. Allan Hobson (see record [rid]2014-54589-002[/rid]), (see record [rid]2014-54589-003[/rid]) & (see record [rid]2014-54589-004[/rid]). Animal cognition researchers are (mainly) concerned with behavior, which they use to infer the underlying mechanisms of physiological control. Of course, an animal's internal representations of the external world must have their physical basis in the brain, therefore understanding the neural basis of cognition must be an essential component of fully understanding cognition in animals (and humans). However, presently there is a basic problem in integrating neurobiological techniques and knowledge with behavioral cognitive studies. The problem is that our behavioral knowledge of cognitive capabilities, rudimentary though it may be in many respects, is still more advanced than our neurobiological knowledge. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved)