Embodied consciousness, warm-up and cool-down
July 1, 2013 DOI: 10.1057/9781137320056_8 (opens in new tab) via Semantic Scholar
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractIn consciousness studies, the concept of embodied consciousness has gained traction over the past decade. This position holds either that consciousness involves not just the brain but other body parts as well, or, more moderately, that embodied mental capacities depend on mental representations or processes related to the body.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper |
|---|---|
| Keywords | Psychology Philosophy |
| Key finding | Argues that embodied consciousness has developed as a position within consciousness studies, encompassing both strong and moderate interpretations linking consciousness to the body beyond the brain. |
Abstract
Over the past decade, developments of thinking within the field of consciousness studies include the position of embodied consciousness, understood to mean either that consciousness is not only related to the brain but that other parts of the body are involved in consciousness as well, or, in a more moderate form, that ‘embodied mental capacities are ones that depend on mental representations or processes that relate to the body’ (Prinz, 2008, p. 419).