Embodied cognition—How our bodies and movements shape our thinking

This chapter introduces the concept of embodied cognition that is the base for embodied choices. Therefore, this chapter summarizes different perspectives of how our bodies and movements shape our thinking. Examples are given from language and other abstract concepts to concrete movement behaviors and how they shape our thoughts. One famous thought experiment from Searle “The Chinese room” will be used to illustrate what the limits are to observe intelligent behavior by observation and explain it by knowledge. Developments in robotics and human experiments will serve as examples on how using movement experiences can produce behavior that is based on those experiences.