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From a modern cognitive science perspective, the brain is not a sealed computer processing passive inputs. Instead, it is a highly active, predictive organ that collaborates continuously with the body and the environment. This '4E' framework—embodied, embedded, extended, and enactive—suggests that thinking is something we do with our entire system. Movement provides the raw sensory-motor data that the brain uses to predict and construct our reality, making physical action a fundamental component of creative exploration.
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Supporting arguments
- The brain acts as an active organ of prediction rather than a passive processor.
- Cognition is distributed across the brain, body, and external environment.
- Sensory-motor experiences directly shape the boundaries of abstract thought.
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