SENSATION

Embodied cognition theory propose that the mind cannot work separately from the physical world; that the senses provide the bridge to both our unconscious and our conscious thought processes. We psychologists and neuroscientiest working in this field seek to how the influence that physical sensations have over our mental state and behavior. The mind-body connection is evident in everything we do.

Read the following passage:

"The warmth of his handshake hid the heavy weight of his memories, but he had shot her down in cold blood and would never again sleep with a clean conscience."

This sentence will not win anh literary prizes with its awkward mix of metaphors, bit let's look at it closely. the phases 'warmth of his handshake, heavy weight of his memories, in cold blood,' and 'clean conscience' show that our everyday speech is rooted in the connection between our physical experience and our psychological state. It's difficult even to think of an emotion that doesn't carry with it a physical metaphor; isolation is cold, guilt is heavy, cruelty is hard. ~ Page 11