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Chalmers provides examples, such as notebooks or smartphones, which could integrate themselves into our cognitive processes, subsequently influencing conscious experience. Notably, he emphasizes that while cognitive functions may extend beyond the brain, the subjective nature of consciousness remains an internal phenomenon.
The Extended Mind Hypothesis resonates with embodied cognition, aligning with approaches that value the role of the environment in cognitive processes. However, it also invites critiques concerning the boundary of selfhood and where the individual ends and the external environment begins.