ext_2499 ([identity profile] houseboatonstyx.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] ashnistrike 2007-02-03 11:52 pm (UTC)

We already knew this: So-called high-level neural processes--problem-solving, imagination, planning, etc.--make use of the same neural systems that are used for perception, motor action, and emotion. Mental imagery, for example, uses parts of your brain that also process the things right in front of your eyes. [....] "Pure thought" and the body are inextricably linked. [....]
One consequence of this is that "abstract thinking" isn't.


Sounds like some things William James said in PRINCIPLES OF PSYCHOLOGY.

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