BS 198 Embodied Cognition with Evan Thompson

<p>This month's episode of <em><strong>Brain Science</strong></em> is a free encore playing of my interview with <a title="wikipedia" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evan_Thompson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Evan Thompson</a> about his book <a href= "https://amzn.to/3i4FfTm" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Mind in Life: Biology, Phenomenology, and the Sciences of Mind</em></a>. We discuss how the enactive approach to embodied cognition offers potential clues to the mystery of how the brain can generate Consciousness. A free episode transcript is also available.</p> <p>This is the 2nd of two free encore episodes that are being shared to give listeners a taste of the diverse content available to Premium subscribers. <a href= "https://brainsciencepodcast.com/premium" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Premium subscribers</a> have access to over 100 additional episodes of <em><strong>Brain Science</strong></em> along with episode transcripts.</p> <p>The embodied cognition movement is an approach within cognitive neuroscience that includes philosophers, neuroscientists, psychologists and computer scientists. The key idea is that cognition, which includes thinking and decision-making, is inseparable from embodiment. This is not just because it requires sensory inputs to the brain, but also because moving in the world is a key component. Thus embodied cognition does not see this as a passive input/output process, but as something that requires constant interaction with the world via the body.</p> <p><strong>Links and References:</strong></p> <ul> <li><em><a href="https://amzn.to/3i4FfTm" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Mind in Life: Biology, Phenomenology, and the Sciences of Mind</a></em> by Evan Thompson</li> <li><em><a href="https://amzn.to/3N7Vwmr" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">The Embodied Mind: Cognitive Science and Human Experience</a></em> by Francisco J. Varela, Evan T. Thompson, Eleanor Rosch</li> <li><em><a href="https://amzn.to/2GKIOum" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Waking, Dreaming, Being: Self