The challenge of abstract concepts.

AM Borghi, F Binkofski, C Castelfranchi… - Psychological …, 2017 - psycnet.apa.org
Abstract Abstract concepts (“freedom”) differ from concrete ones (“cat”), as they do not have
a bounded, identifiable, and clearly perceivable referent. The way in which abstract …

Mechanisms of embodiment

K Dijkstra, L Post - Frontiers in psychology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
This paper is a critical review of recent studies demonstrating the mechanism of
sensorimotor simulation in different cognitive domains. Empirical studies that specify …

Abstract concepts: External influences, internal constraints, and methodological issues

AM Borghi, S Shaki, MH Fischer - Psychological Research, 2022 - Springer
There is a longstanding and widely held misconception about the relative remoteness of
abstract concepts from concrete experiences. This review examines the current evidence for …

Modeling psychological attributes in psychology–an epistemological discussion: network analysis vs. latent variables

H Guyon, B Falissard, JL Kop - Frontiers in psychology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Network Analysis is considered as a new method that challenges Latent Variable models in
inferring psychological attributes. With Network Analysis, psychological attributes are …

Osteopathy and mental health: an embodied, predictive, and interoceptive framework

L Bohlen, R Shaw, F Cerritelli, JE Esteves - Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Globally, mental and musculoskeletal disorders present with high prevalence, disease
burden, and comorbidity. In order to improve the quality of care for patients with persistent …

Embodiment and language

J Pelkey - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive Science, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The findings of cognitive linguistics demonstrate the thoroughly embodied grounding of
linguistic constructions and linguistic meaning ranging from abstract thought to interactive …

[PDF][PDF] Embodied cognition and its implications in education: An overview of recent literature

P Kosmas, P Zaphiris - International Journal of Educational and …, 2018 - academia.edu
Embodied Cognition (EC) as a learning paradigm is based on the idea of an inseparable
link between body, mind, and environment. In recent years, the advent of theoretical learning …

[HTML][HTML] Come in please: a virtual reality study on entrance design factors influencing the experience of hospitality

R Pijls, M Galetzka, BH Groen, ATH Pruyn - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study aims to explore how entrance design aspects impact the experience of hospitality.
In Virtual Reality, the embodied effects of entrance design (visual transparency and door …

Using embodied learning technology to advance motor performance of children with special educational needs and motor impairments

P Kosmas, A Ioannou, S Retalis - … Learning, EC-TEL 2017, Tallinn, Estonia …, 2017 - Springer
Embodied learning, under the lens of Embodied Cognition theory, emphasizes on the
inseparable link between brain, body and the world; it considers that the active human body …

Word learning in ASD: the sensorimotor, the perceptual and the symbolic

M Vulchanova, V Vulchanov, M Allen - Journal of Cultural Cognitive …, 2023 - Springer
Word learning requires successful pairing of form and meaning. A common hypothesis
about the process of word learning is that initially, infants work on identifying the …