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  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Embodied Cognition
  • Neuroscience

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  • Embodied cognition theory posits sensorimotor experiences shape cognitive representations.
  • Existing research primarily links sensorimotor actions to concrete concepts.
  • The relationship between sensorimotor experience and abstract temporal concepts remains less understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if sensorimotor experiences, specifically whole-body locomotion, influence the processing of abstract temporal concepts.
  • To test the hypothesis that movement direction (forward vs. backward) differentially affects the processing of past- and future-related stimuli.

Main Methods:

  • Participants learned object-space or object-time associations.
  • Cognitive processing was assessed by having participants categorize stimuli while walking backward, forward, or standing still on a treadmill.
  • Reaction times were measured to quantify processing speed for 'ahead/future' and 'behind/past' related stimuli.

Main Results:

  • Backward walking significantly slowed the processing of 'ahead'- and 'future'-related stimuli compared to forward walking and standing.
  • No significant differences in processing speed were observed between forward walking and standing conditions.
  • Results provide partial support for sensorimotor grounding of temporal concepts.

Conclusions:

  • Whole-body movements, particularly backward locomotion, can selectively activate and influence the processing of temporal concepts.
  • Findings suggest a connection between sensorimotor systems and abstract temporal representations, extending embodied cognition principles.
  • The role of movement familiarity in modulating these effects warrants further investigation.