Embodied cognition of movement decisions: a computational modeling approach.

This chapter presents a cognitive computational view of decision making as the search for, and accumulation of, evidence for options under consideration. It is based on existing models that have been successful in traditional decision tasks involving preferential choice. The model assumes shifting attention over time that determines momentary inputs to an evolving preference state. In this chapter, the cognitive model is extended to illustrate how links from the motor system may be incorporated. These links can basically be categorized into one of three influences: modifying the subjective evaluation of choice options, restricting attention, and altering the options that are to be found in the choice set. The implications for the formal model are introduced and preliminary evidence is drawn from the extant literature.