Examples of The Value of Embodied Approach
The value of the embodiment approach in the context of cognitive science is perhaps best understood by Andy Clark. He makes the claim that the brain alone should not be the single focus for the scientific study of cognition
It is increasingly clear that, in a wide variety of cases, the individual brain should not be the sole locus of cognitive scientific interest. Cognition is not a phenomenon that can be successfully studied while marginalizing the roles of body, world and action.
The following examples used by Clark will better illustrate how embodied thinking is becoming apparent in scientific thinking.
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