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The premise of the embodied cognition hypothesis is that cognitive processes require emotion, sensory, and motor systems in the brain, rather than using arbitrary symbols divorced from sensorimotor systems. The hypothesis explains many of the mechanisms of mental simulation or imagination and how they facilitate comprehension of concepts.
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- Marino, Annette Webb (Author)
- Glenberg, Arthur (Thesis director)
- Presson, Clark (Committee member)
- Blais, Chris (Committee member)
- Department of Psychology (Contributor)
- Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
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2016-05
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