José Marmeleira

Do Not Neglect the Body and Action: The Emergence of Embodiment Approaches to Understanding Human Development.

Perceptual and Motor Skills June 2019 José Marmeleira, Graça Duarte Santos

It is becoming clear that to truly understand what it is to be human, focusing scientific efforts on the mind alone is insufficient. We are embodied minds, living and acting in a world full of meaningful things. In this article, we discuss how science has been informed by important research insights into the close relationship between the body, the mind, and the world. These interactions can be...