Embodied cognition: So flexible as to be "disembodied"?
Consciousness and Cognition January 22, 2021 Francesco Ianì
When people incorporate an external object or body into their sense of self—a process called embodiment—there is a measurable cost to their actual body. This review examines evidence from studies of action observation, tool use, the rubber hand illusion, and full-body illusions. The findings suggest that embodiment involves both benefits, such as extending one's capabilities, and costs, including partial disembodiment of one's own body. The argument has implications for the embodied cognition approach.