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Cognition that is performed by, stored in, or distributed across external systems—tools, technologies, institutions, social networks. Exocognition includes writing something down to remember it (using paper as external memory), following a recipe (distributed problem-solving), or relying on a GPS for navigation (outsourcing spatial reasoning). The concept is central to extended mind theory and distributed cognition. Understanding exocognition reveals that human intelligence is not located solely in brains but is co-constituted by the environment.
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