On the embodied nature of knowledge: From neurons to numbers

Interdisciplinary investigations of the human mind through the cognitive sciences have identified a key role of the body in representing knowledge. After characterizing knowledge at grounded, embodied, and situated levels, number knowledge is analyzed from this hierarchical perspective. Lateralized...

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Published in:Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 2024-07, Vol.1537 (1), p.5-12
Main Author: Fischer, Martin H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
embodied cognition
Knowledge representation
SNARC
spatial frequencies
Substrates
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Summary:Interdisciplinary investigations of the human mind through the cognitive sciences have identified a key role of the body in representing knowledge. After characterizing knowledge at grounded, embodied, and situated levels, number knowledge is analyzed from this hierarchical perspective. Lateralized cortical processing of coarse versus fine detail is identified as a grounding substrate for the population stereotype few/left, many/right, which then contributes to number‐related sensory and motor biases at the embodied and situated levels. Implications of this perspective for education and rehabilitation are discussed.
ISSN:0077-8923
1749-6632
1749-6632
DOI:10.1111/nyas.15182