Embodied language processing

<p><a href="/facts/Embodied_cognition/zgewISTW">Embodied cognition</a> occurs when an organism's <a href="/facts/Sensory-motor_coupling/AsJoC8D4">sensorimotor</a> capacities (ability of the body to respond to its senses with movement), body and environment play an important role in thinking. The way in which a person's body and their surroundings interacts also allows for specific <a href="/facts/Brain_functions/EKla9NkJ">brain functions</a> to develop and in the future to be able to act.  This means that not only does the mind influence the body's movements, but the body also influences the abilities of the mind, also termed the <a href="/facts/Bi-directional_hypothesis_of_language_and_action/bcJmnqaR">bi-directional hypothesis</a>.   
There are three generalizations that are assumed to be true relating to embodied cognition.  A person's <a href="/facts/Motor_system/4eAd2NFX">motor system</a> (that controls movement of the body) is activated when (1) they observe manipulable objects, (2) process action verbs, and (3) observe another individual's movements.
</p><p>Embodied <a href="/facts/Semantics/1L4WwLAP">semantics</a> is one of two theories concerning the location and processing of sensory motors inputs within the human brain. The theory of embodied semantics involves the existence of specialized hubs where the meaning of a word is tied with the sensory motor processing unit associated with the word meaning. For example, the concept of kicking would be represented in the sensory motor areas that control kicking actions.   As a result, the theory assumes that individuals must possess a body to understand English.
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Embodied language processing