Embodiment theory and education: The foundations of cognition in perception and action

Trends in Neuroscience and Education

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 15-20

  Kiefer, Markus ^a   Trumpp, Natalie M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Embodiment; Grounded cognition; Learning; Memory organization; Teaching

Indexed keywords

BODY MOVEMENT; COGNITION; EPISODIC MEMORY; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; LEARNING; LONG TERM MEMORY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROSCIENCE; PERCEPTION; PROPRIOCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; READING; RECOGNITION; REVIEW; SEMANTIC MEMORY; SENSORIMOTOR INTEGRATION; WRITING;

EID: 84873310325     PISSN: 22119493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tine.2012.07.002     Document Type: Review

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