TY  - JOUR
A1  - Fischer, Martin H.
A1  - Brugger, Peter
T1  - When digits help digits  spatial-numerical associations point to finger counting as prime example of embodied cognition
JF  - Frontiers in psychology
N2  - Spatial numerical associations (SNAs) are prevalent yet their origin is poorly understood. We first consider the possible prime role of reading habits in shaping SNAs and list three observations that argue against a prominent influence of this role: (1) directional reading habits for numbers may conflict with those for non-numerical symbols, (2) short-term experimental manipulations can overrule the impact of decades of reading experience, (3) SNAs predate the acquisition of reading. As a promising alternative, we discuss behavioral, neuroscientific, and neuropsychological evidence in support of finger counting as the most likely initial determinant of SNAs. Implications of this "manumerical cognition" stance for the distinction between grounded, embodied, and situated cognition are discussed.
KW  - embodied cognition
KW  - finger counting
KW  - numerical cognition
Y1  - 2011
U6  - https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2011.00260
SN  - 1664-1078
VL  - 2
PB  - Frontiers Research Foundation
CY  - Lausanne
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Galetzka, Cedric
T1  - The Story So Far: How Embodied Cognition Advances Our Understanding of Meaning-Making
JF  - Frontiers in psychology
KW  - embodied cognition
KW  - abstract concepts
KW  - language
KW  - mental simulation
KW  - action words
Y1  - 2017
U6  - https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01315
SN  - 1664-1078
VL  - 8
SP  - 1518
EP  - 1537
PB  - Frontiers Research Foundation
CY  - Lausanne
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Fischer, Martin H.
A1  - Shaki, Samuel
T1  - Number concepts: abstract and embodied
JF  - Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London : B, Biological sciences
N2  - Numerical knowledge, including number concepts and arithmetic procedures, seems to be a clear-cut case for abstract symbol manipulation. Yet, evidence from perceptual and motor behaviour reveals that natural number knowledge and simple arithmetic also remain closely associated with modal experiences. Following a review of behavioural, animal and neuroscience studies of number processing, we propose a revised understanding of psychological number concepts as grounded in physical constraints, embodied in experience and situated through task-specific intentions. The idea that number concepts occupy a range of positions on the continuum between abstract and modal conceptual knowledge also accounts for systematic heuristics and biases in mental arithmetic, thus inviting psycho-logical approaches to the study of the mathematical mind.
KW  - embodied cognition
KW  - mental arithmetic
KW  - mental number line
KW  - numerical cognition
KW  - SNARC effect
Y1  - 2018
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2017.0125
SN  - 0962-8436
SN  - 1471-2970
VL  - 373
IS  - 1752
PB  - Royal Society
CY  - London
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Miklashevsky, Alex
A1  - Kulkova, Elena
A1  - Michirev, Alexej
A1  - Jeglinski-Mende, Melinda A.
A1  - Bertonatti, Matias
T1  - Book review to: Raab, Markus: Judgment, decision-making, and embodied choices. - 
London ; San Diego ; Cambridge, MA ; Oxford: Academic Press, 2020. - xv, 155 pages. - ISBN: 978-0-12-823523-2
JF  - Frontiers in psychology
KW  - embodied cognition
KW  - decision making
KW  - embodied choice
KW  - book review
KW  - mind-body
Y1  - 2021
U6  - https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.665728
SN  - 1664-1078
VL  - 12
PB  - Frontiers Research Foundation
CY  - Lausanne
ER  -