creators_name: Anderson, Michael
editors_name: Santoianni, F.
editors_name: Sabatano, C.
type: bookchapter
datestamp: 2004-11-20
lastmod: 2011-03-11 08:55:44
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title: How to study the mind: An introduction to embodied cognition
ispublished: inpress
subjects: bio-ani-cog
subjects: phil-mind
full_text_status: public
abstract: Embodied Cognition (EC) is a comprehensive approach to, and framework for, the study of the mind. EC treats cognition as a coordinated set of tools evolved by organisms for coping with their environments. Each of the key terms in this characterization-tool, evolved, organism, coping, and environment-has a special significance for understanding the mind that is discussed in this article.
date: 2005
date_type: published
publication: Embodied Cognition and Perceptual Learning in Adaptive Development
publisher: Cambridge Scholars Press
refereed: TRUE
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citation:   Anderson, Dr Michael  (2005) How to study the mind: An introduction to embodied cognition.  [Book Chapter]    (In Press)  
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