Embodiment and Grounding in Cognitive Neuroscience
2018
Research in embodied and grounded cognition is defined by the types of
hypotheses researchers pursue, but are all interested in the ways in which
the body, brain, and environment interact to give rise to intelligent
behaviour. In cognitive neuroscience, it is hypothesized that simulations in
modality-specific representations, situated and embedded in a behavioral
context, underlie our ability to plan actions, discuss our thoughts, and
coordinate our activities with each other. In this framework,
representations are powerful, predictive constructs, and the locus of
phenomena that tend to integrate the brain (i.e. neural networks), body,
and immediate environment. Overall, the grounded perspective encourages
us to think deeply about our cognitive ontology, cognition’s relation to the
brain, and the dynamic processes that underlie our most complex
behaviors. In this way, embodied and grounded perspectives promise to
continue shaping research in cognitive neuroscience in highly productive
ways.
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