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Mechanistic explanation and the integration between language and action
1Department of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology, and Health Studies, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Abstract:
Mechanistic explanations can contribute to strengthening embodied and grounded cognition, capturing the causal structure that produces phenomena. In the commentary, I propose two cases for which a mechanistic explanation would be extremely useful to advance research and understanding. The first, more specific case concerns the need for a mechanistic explanation of the contrasting interference and facilitation results of action-language integration. The second case is more general and regards the importance of providing mechanistic explanations that consider the critical role language, intended as a holistic experience, has in impacting bodily actions.
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