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Understanding Embodied Cognition
Embodied cognition suggests that our thinking is closely connected to our body systems. It indicates that feelings like anxiety or nervousness are results of activities in our internal organs that the brain processes, rather than just signals from neurons in the brain. The sympathetic and parasympathetic systems show the strong interaction between the body and brain, where the brain constantly receives information from the body. For example, feeling anxious with butterflies in the stomach is due to the sympathetic nervous system priming the internal organs, which is then interpreted by the brain as nervousness.