Embodied Knowledge
Title
Embodied Knowledge
Author
Pecher, Diane
Zeelenberg, René
Research Area
Cognition and Emotions
Topic
Information Processing
Abstract
In theories of grounded cognition, mental representations (concepts) share processing mechanisms with systems for perception and action. In this view, mental representations are simulations of embodied experiences. This view is supported by empirical data showing that concepts, linguistic processing, and emotion processing interact with perception and action. Key issues for further research are the question how abstract concepts are grounded in sensory‐motor processing, how language and concepts are related, and the development of formal models.