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It is not the case that A generative model of the body is precisely a mental representation of the body in a computationally substantive sense.
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Neural patterns may causally guide behavior without constituting 'representations' in the intentional, semantic sense required.
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Calling dynamic body processes 'models' conflates metaphorical description with genuine computational explanation of mechanisms.
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The brain's body encoding may be fundamentally embodied and enactive rather than internally representational and detachable.
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Sensorimotor control requires predictive models; the brain must compute body state changes before executing movements.
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Neural circuits encode body maps (homunculi, body schema) with sufficient computational structure to qualify as representations.
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Generative models explain perceptual phenomena like phantom limbs and embodied illusions through algorithmic body simulation.
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