This article presents a unifying theory of the embodied, situated human brain called the
Hierarchically Mechanistic Mind (HMM). The HMM describes the brain as a complex …

Introduction There are increasing recommendations to use the biopsychosocial model
(BPSM) as a guide for musculoskeletal research and practice. However, there is a wide …

A novel theoretical framework for an embodied, non-representational approach to language
that extends and deepens enactive theory, bridging the gap between sensorimotor skills and …

Agency has attracted considerable attention, especially of late. Nevertheless, perceptions of
language learners as nonagentive persist. In this article the Douglas Fir Group's call for a …

The processes underwriting the acquisition of culture remain unclear. How are shared
habits, norms, and expectations learned and maintained with precision and reliability across …

The aim of this article is to clarify how best to interpret some of the central constructs that
underwrite the free-energy principle (FEP)–and its corollary, active inference–in theoretical …

We develop a typology of sensemaking in organizations that reconsiders existing
sensemaking research by providing a more coherent and integrative conceptualization of …

Psychiatry is enormously complex. One of its main difficulties is to articulate the relationship
between the wide assortment of factors that may cause or contribute to psychiatric disorders …

Humans, more than any other species, have been altering their paths of development by
creating new material forms and by opening up to new possibilities of material engagement …

This Element discusses contemporary theories of embodied cognition, including what has
been termed the'4Es'(embodied, embedded, extended and enactive cognition). It examines …