Editing Embodied Cognition (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Understanding</span> ==
Embodied cognition is understood through '''Action''' and '''Metaphor'''.

'''1. The "Mind" as a "Pilot" (Action)''':
The brain didn't evolve to "Do Math."
* It evolved to **"Move the Body"** to "Find Food" and "Avoid Danger."
* Our "Thinking" is "Grounded" in **"Sensorimotor Systems."**
* When you "Think" about "Kicking," the **"Motor Cortex"** (see Article 150) "Fires" just like you are "Actually Kicking."
* "Understanding" is "Mental Simulation" of "Action."

'''2. The "Physical" Foundation (Metaphor)''':
"Abstract" is "Physical."
* How do we "Understand" **"Time"**?
* We use the **"Body Metaphor"** of **"Space."**
* The "Past" is **"Behind"** us; the "Future" is **"Ahead."**
* If we had "No Body" and "No Movement," we might have "No Concept of Time."
* "Thought" is **"Physical Experience"** "Recycled."

'''3. The "Leaky" Mind (The Extended Mind)''':
Where does "You" end?
* If you use a **"Notebook"** to "Store" all your "Memories," and you "Cannot Function" without it, is the notebook **"Part of your Mind"**?
* **Andy Clark** says **"Yes."**
* The "Mind" is a **"Scavenger"** that "Grabs" "Whatever is in the Environment" to "Increase" its "Power."
* We are "Natural-Born Cyborgs" (see Article 555).

'''The 'Rubber Hand' Illusion'''': A classic experiment. By "Stroking" a "Rubber Hand" while "Stroking" your "Hidden Real Hand," the "Brain" "Adopts" the "Rubber Hand" as **"Part of the Body."** It proved that our "Sense of Self" is "Plastic" and "Built" from "Real-Time Sensory Correlation."
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