Gonzalo asked:

I would like to know if you could comment on the influence, or, lack of, that Wittgenstein had on
cognitive psychology. I am trying to pursue independent studies on philosophy and psychology and I
thought that it would be interesting if there were a correlation between the two.

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Undoubtedly there is, but aside from Dennett's clear and explicit indebtedness to Wittgenstein, that's
quite a bit to unravel. I certainly recommend you check out: Dennett, D. C. Consciousness Explained.
1st ed. Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 1991, for the connection, which he mentions in the
Appendix. But private language considerations aside (and I've got to say I don't agree with W's nor
D's position on that), Wittgenstein's influence was huge but I believe rather indirect. Thus, his general
abandonment of the analytic position espoused in the Tractatusreverberated throughout the
community attempting to apply those techniques to analyzing the mental. AI would seem to be an
exception, oddly, but Dennett took another tack, as I mentioned. Anyway, you might check these out:

Wittgenstein, L. Remarks on the Philosophy of Psychology.Vol. 1. Translated by G. E. M. Anscombe.
Edited by G. E. M. Anscombe and G. H. von Wright. Vol. I. Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago
Press, 1988.

Wittgenstein, L. Remarks on the Philosophy of Psychology.Vol. 2. Translated by G. E. M. Anscombe.
Edited by G. E. M. Anscombe and G. H. von Wright. Vol. II. Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago
Press, 1988.

They make quite interesting reading, very Blue-and-Brown booklike.

Steven Ravett Brown