Embodied cognition is the latest sexy topic in cognitive science. There is, however, a great deal of confusion about exactly what it means and how to study it. A lot of studies have hit the headlines ...

Research with a unique, perhaps one-of-a-kind individual, shows that you can comprehend and use tactile language and metaphors without relying on previous sensory experiences. These findings challenge ...

In his book Why Do Actors Train? Embodiment for Theatre Makers and Thinkers, Brad Krumholz offers a philosophy of embodiment that applies to the stage and to everyday life. For actors and non-actors ...

The human body has historically been viewed as a natural, purely biological entity that is mostly separate from the mind. However, much work in embodied cognition has revealed the significant extent ...

We humans excel at generalization. If you taught a toddler to identify the color red by showing her a red ball, a red truck and a red rose, she will most likely correctly identify the color of a ...

The aim of this article is to present a concept of mind by the ethnologist Sergei Mikhailovich Shirokogoroff, as a precursor for a specific turn taking place in contemporary cognitive science. Such a ...

Walking, what could be more natural? Whether you're walking with a light heart or a preoccupied mind, connected to your phone or your environment, pursuing a goal or, as a flaneur, erring on the side ...