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Theories of embodied cognition in the task of formal representation of semantics based on the multiagent neurocognitive architectures

D.G. Makoeva, K.F. Krai, A.Z. Enes

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Abstract: Today being surrounded by devices with artificial intelligence, it is obvious that natural language is the most convenient way to use them. To achieve this level of communication, intelligent systems have to understand language at semantic level. Formal representation of semantics has been an obstacle to the development of speech understanding systems for decades. In this article, we present a brief overview of theories of embodied cognition that we argue provide a plausible explanation of how semantic meaning is mapped into our brains, and multi-agent systems can provide a reliable tool for modeling these processes.

Keywords: multi-agent systems, neurocognitive architectures, grounded/embodied cognition, formal semantics, meaning representation, sensori-motor experience

For citation. Makoeva D.G., Krai K.F., Enes A.Z. Theories of embodied cognition in the task of formal representation of semantics based on the multiagent neurocognitive architectures. News of the Kabardino-Balkarian Scientific Center of RAS. 2023. No. 6(116). Pp. 391–399. DOI: 10.35330/1991-6639-2023-6-116-391-399

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Makoeva Dana Gisovna, Candidate of Philological Sciences, Head of the Laboratory of Computational Linguistics, Institute of Computer Science and Problems of Regional Management – branch of KabardinoBalkarian Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences;
360000, Russia, Nalchik, 37-a I. Armand street;
makoevadana@mail.ru, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5955-2262
Krai Karina Faezovna, Junior Researcher of the Laboratory of Computational Linguistics, Institute of Computer Science and Problems of Regional Management – branch of Kabardino-Balkarian Scientific
Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences;
360000, Russia, Nalchik, 37-a I. Armand street;
kraykarina@mail.ru, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6927-7361
Enes Akhmed Zyulfikar, Junior Researcher of the Laboratory of Computational Linguistics, Institute of Computer Science and Problems of Regional Management – branch of Kabardino-Balkarian Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences;
360000, Russia, Nalchik, 37-a I. Armand street;
ahmedenes@mail.ru, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3633-4910


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