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Toward A More Embedded/Extended Perspective On The Cognitive Function Of Gestures, Wim T. Pouw, Jacqueline A. De Nooijer, Tamara Van Gog, Rolf A. Zwaan, Fred Paas
Toward A More Embedded/Extended Perspective On The Cognitive Function Of Gestures, Wim T. Pouw, Jacqueline A. De Nooijer, Tamara Van Gog, Rolf A. Zwaan, Fred Paas
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Gestures are often considered to be demonstrative of the embodied nature of the mind (Hostetter and Alibali, 2008). In this article, we review current theories and research targeted at the intra-cognitive role of gestures. We ask the question how can gestures support internal cognitive processes of the gesturer? We suggest that extant theories are in a sense disembodied, because they focus solely on embodiment in terms of the sensorimotor neural precursors of gestures. As a result, current theories on the intra-cognitive role of gestures are lacking in explanatory scope to address how gestures-as-bodily-acts fulfill a cognitive function. On the basis …