Cognitive cloud: Thunderheads on the horizon?

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Davis' discussion highlights the problem of using general terms to reflect complex cognitive hnctions. This problem is illustrated by the on-going debate of how the language of dementia differs from, or is similar to, aphasia. Davis concludes that language is a ‘cognitive subsystem dependent on general aspects of memory’. Therefore, the distinction between language and cognition is unnecessary. Davis also points out that much of what we call ‘language’ relies on many components of memory. Hence, he finds the phrase ‘language and memory’ equally awkward. Unquestionably, language and memory are interdependent. However, it may be hasty to dispense with the separation of language from memory, or language from other cognitive hnctions.

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