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In dance theory, choreographic writing (a form of embodied writing) is done by imagining words as dancing across a page. [5] Others use forms of yoga to more deeply connect the body to the writing. [6] Each of these practices aims to create more awareness of the sensation of the body in space and to think of writing as a physical act.
Embodied cognition, a theory that many aspects of cognition are shaped by the body; Embodied cognitive science, seeks to explain the mechanisms underlying intelligent behavior; Embodied design, that the actions of the body can play a role in the development of thought and ideas; Embodied imagination, a therapeutic form of working with dreams ...
Embodied theories of language comprehension assume that abstract concepts, as well as concrete ones, are grounded in the sensorimotor system [4] [14] Some studies have investigated the activation of motor cortices using abstract and also concrete verbs, examining the stimulation of the motor cortices when comprehending literal action verbs ...
Embodied cognition is the concept suggesting that many features of cognition are shaped by the state and capacities of the organism. The cognitive features include a wide spectrum of cognitive functions, such as perception biases, memory recall, comprehension and high-level mental constructs (such as meaning attribution and categories) and performance on various cognitive tasks (reasoning or ...
Articles relating to writing, a medium of human communication that involves the representation of a language with written symbols. Writing systems are not themselves human languages (with the debatable exception of computer languages); they are means of rendering a language into a form that can be reconstructed by other humans separated by time and/or space.
Ostension: Word Learning and the Embodied Mind is a 2014 book by Chad Engelland in which the author provides a philosophical introduction to ostension and its significance in word learning. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
Embodied cognitive science is an interdisciplinary field of research, the aim of which is to explain the mechanisms underlying intelligent behavior. It comprises three main methodologies: the modeling of psychological and biological systems in a holistic manner that considers the mind and body as a single entity; the formation of a common set of general principles of intelligent behavior; and ...
The story of writing is one of aesthetic evolution framed within the technical skills, transmission speed(s) and material limitations of a person, time and place (Diringer 1968: 441). A style of writing is described as a script, hand or alphabet (Fraser and Kwiatkowski 2006; Johnston 1909: Plate 6).