The premise of this article is solid. The brain evolved first and foremost as a mechanism. Symbolic "information processing" is a later development.

However, just from reading the reactions in the comments section, one can easily see that is still very much the mainstream theory of mind.

aeon.co/essays/your-brain-does

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Most commenters do not realize that no "information processing" ( on symbol sequences) of any kind is necessary for an agent to have over their internal and surroundings.
Think of a or comparator such as in (Perceptual Control Theory).

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