Editing Embodied Cognition and the Extended Mind (section)

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

'''1. The "Thinking" Hand (Motor Grounding)''':
"Concepts are learned through action."
* (See Article 110). We "Say" "We Grasp an Idea," "Hold a View," or "Tackle a Problem."
* **Cognitive Linguistics** (see Article 506) "Shows" that "Metaphors" for "Abstract Thought" are "Rooted" in **"Physical Experience."**
* Children "Learn" "More" and "Cold" "Before" they "Learn" "More" and "Less."
* **The Body Teaches the Mind.**
* "Grammar" is **"Physiology."**

'''2. The "Notebook" Test (Extension)''':
"If it does the job of memory, it IS memory."
* (See Article 697). **Clark & Chalmers** "Describe" "Otto," who has "Alzheimer's" and "Keeps" a "Notebook" he "Consults" "Constantly."
* His "Notebook" "Functions" "Exactly" like **"Long-Term Memory."**
* "Why" should we "Say" "His Memory" is "Only" "In His Head"?
* **The Extended Mind** "Says" the "Notebook" **"Is"** his "Memory."
* "Cognition" is **"Ecological."**

'''3. The "Robot" Limitation (AI)''':
"Why does GPT not 'Understand' a cup?"
* (See Article 605). A **Language Model** "Can" "Define" a "Cup" perfectly: "It has a handle, holds liquids, is cylindrical."
* But it has "Never" "Felt" the **"Weight"** of a "Cup," "Felt" its **"Warmth,"** or "Dropped" one.
* **Embodied Cognition** "Argues" this "Sensorimotor Deficit" is "Why" **"AI Lacks True Grounding."**
* "Understanding" is **"Experience."**

'''The 'Tetris' Study (1994)'''': (David Kirsh & Paul Maglio). "Players" "Rotated" "Pieces" **"Physically"** (using controller) rather than "Mentally" — "Even When" "Mental Rotation" was "Faster." It proved that "Thinking" is "Distributed" into **"Action"** when "Action" is "Available" — "Cognition" "Prefers" the **"World as its Workspace."**
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