Embodiment and Performance |
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| Authors: | Jacquelyn Bessell Patricia Riddell |
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| Institution: | 1. Guildford School of Acting, University of Surrey, Guildford, UKj.bessell@gsa.surrey.ac.uk;3. School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, UK |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACTEvidence suggests that some cognitive processes are based on sensorimotor systems in the brain (embodied cognition). The premise of this is that ‘Biological brains are first and foremost the control systems for biological bodies’. It has therefore been suggested that both online cognition (processing as we move through the world) and offline cognition (processing through reflection) might be body-based. We tested whether acting out or thinking movements relevant to a poem would therefore improve memory for the poem. Here, we discuss the results of this study in relation to embodied cognition. |
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| Keywords: | Poetry and memory embodied cognition actor training poetry by heart |
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