embodied cognition
em-BOD-eed kog-NIH-shun
ɪmˈbɒdɪd kɒɡˈnɪʃənListen
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a theoretical framework in cognitive science proposing that cognition is not confined to the brain but is fundamentally shaped by the body's physical form, sensorimotor capacities, and its interactions with the environment; embodied cognition challenges the classical computational view of the mind as a disembodied information processor, arguing instead that mental representations and cognitive processes are deeply influenced by the body's sensory and motor systems; evidence comes from studies showing that physical experiences like warmth and weight influence abstract social judgements, that gesture facilitates thinking, and that the body's particular affordances shape the conceptual categories available in a given language and culture
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