The Computational Theory of Mind (2015)

# Summary The Computational Theory of Mind (CTM) proposes that the mind functions as a computational system capable of reasoning, decision-making, perception, and language comprehension, much like a machine. Originally developed from advances in computing and formalized through concepts like Turing machines, CTM was central to cognitive science in the 1960s-1970s but has since faced challenges from alternative paradigms. Key debates within the theory concern what "computation" means, whether the mind actually computes in that sense, and how computational descriptions relate to neurophysiological and mental representations.