The mystery of the brain-culture interface

Chris D Frith; Uta Frith

doi:10.1016/j.tics.2022.08.013

The mystery of the brain-culture interface

Trends Cogn Sci. 2022 Dec;26(12):1023-1025. doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2022.08.013. Epub 2022 Sep 27.

Authors

Chris D Frith¹, Uta Frith²

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Philosophy, School of Advanced Study, University of London, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU, UK; Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging, University College London, 12 Queen Square, London WC1N 3AR, UK.
² Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London, 17 Queen Square, London WC1N 3AZ, UK. Electronic address: u.frith@ucl.ac.uk.

PMID: 36180362
DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2022.08.013

Abstract

Nature and culture work together to shape who we are. We are embedded in culture and are profoundly influenced by what those around us say and do. The interface between minds occurs at the level of explicit metacognition, which is at the top of our brain's control hierarchy. But how do our brains do this?

Keywords: explicit metacognition; instructions; processing hierarchy; top-down control.

MeSH terms

Brain*
Humans
Metacognition*