Grounded cognition rejects traditional views that cognition is computation on amodal
symbols in a modular system, independent of the brain's modal systems for perception …

Based on accumulating evidence, simulation appears to be a basic computational
mechanism in the brain that supports a broad spectrum of processes from perception to …

Both knowledge and discourse are fundamental notions in the humanities and social
sciences. It is therefore surprising that so little detailed research has been done on the …

Sensorimotor information plays a fundamental role in cognition. However, the existing
materials that measure the sensorimotor basis of word meanings and concepts have been …

A growing body of research suggests that comprehending verbal descriptions of actions
relies on an internal simulation of the described action. To assess this motor resonance …

A basic claim of the embodiment framework is that all psychological processes are
influenced by body morphology, sensory systems, motor systems, and emotions. As such …

Interpreting Figurative Meaning critically evaluates the recent empirical work from
psycholinguistics and neuroscience examining the successes and difficulties associated …

In his 1836 essay “Maelzel's Chess Player” Edgar Allan Poe attempted to expose the hoax
of a machine which, according to its owner, Johann Mälzel, could play chess against a …

Cognitive load theory is intended to provide instructional strategies derived from
experimental, cognitive load effects. Each effect is based on our knowledge of human …

Foundations of Embodied Learning advances learning, instruction, and the design of
educational technologies by rethinking the learner as an integrated system of mind, body …