Embodied cognition is a research program comprising an array of methods from diverse
theoretical fields (eg, philosophy, neuroscience, psychology, etc.) held together by the key …

Mental representation and transformation of spatial information is often examined with
mental rotation (MR) tasks, which require deciding whether a rotated image is the same as …

While men and women do not differ in levels of general intelligence, gender differences do
exist for more specific cognitive abilities. In particular, gender gaps in spatial ability are the …

Team sports place high demands on visuospatial and other cognitive skills. However, there
is a lack of research on visuospatial skills of elite athletes and there are heterogeneous …

Cognitive training has received a lot of attention recently, yielding findings that can be
conflicting and controversial. In this paper, we present a novel approach to cognitive training …

The present study assessed a short training experiment to improve spatial abilities using two
tools based on virtual technologies: one focused on manipulation of specific geometric …

Spatial reasoning is critical for success in science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics (STEM) disciplines and particularly for geoscience. To evaluate capabilities …

Examining non-sport-related cognitive tasks of attention and executive control in skilled
athletes may provide insight into the acquisition of highly specific skills developed in experts …

Spatial thinking skills positively relate to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math
(STEM) outcomes, but spatial training is largely absent in elementary school. Elementary …

This article is intended as a response to Goldinger et al. and to all those, an increasing
minority in the sciences, who still belittle the contribution of embodied cognition to our …