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Hold it! Where do we put the body?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 October 2023

Nathan J. Wispinski ,
James T. Enns Open the ORCID record for James T. Enns [Opens in a new window]  and
Craig S. Chapman
Nathan J. Wispinski
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada nathan3@ualberta.ca; https://nathanwispinski.ca/ Neuroscience and Mental Health Institute, University of Alberta
James T. Enns
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, UBC Vision Lab, Vancouver, BC, Canada jenns@psych.ubc.ca; https://visionlab.psych.ubc.ca/
Craig S. Chapman
Affiliation:
Neuroscience and Mental Health Institute, University of Alberta Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada c.s.chapman@ualberta.ca; https://www.ksr.ualberta.ca/acelab/
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Abstract

Boyer's formulation neglects that humans are embodied agents. It is a biological imperative to distinguish self from other. Ownership of ideas, bodies, objects, and locations is an inevitable extension of this. We argue that (1) the body's capability influences the inputs that guide future actions, and (2) bodies in action influence all of cognition, from perception to decision making.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 46 , 2023 , e354
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