somaticcognition
nounUK /səʊˌmætɪk kɒɡˈnɪʃən/
US /soʊˌmætɪk kɑːɡˈnɪʃən/
Thinking that happens with your whole body, not just your brain.
Dancing helps somaticcognition because your body learns the moves while you think about them.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The study of how body signals shape the way we understand the world.
Her research in somaticcognition explores how heartbeat awareness affects decision-making.
3. A learning approach that uses movement and touch to help people remember ideas.
The teacher used somaticcognition games so students could act out math concepts.
4. The felt sense of knowing something through physical sensation rather than words.
He had a somaticcognition that the stairs were unsafe before he could explain why.