The Structure and Function of Body Cognition

The cognitive function and value of human body has long been ignored so that cognition has been attributed only to human brain.Therefore,the exploration,testing,training and preservation of cognitive capacity have all been confined to the structure and mechanism of brain;little attention has been paid to the fact that the concepts like I,ego,and subject all refer to my body.However,our cognition and intelligence actually starts from our body as an organic whole and is embodied in various body fields,functions and activities,including: the perceptive field,the practice filed,the body intention,the cognitive impulse,the exploring behavior,the body apperception,the transcending function of cognition,the conceptualization and categorization functions,and the invention and creation activities.All such body functions and embodied cognitive activities constitute the source of our cognition and intelligence.On this view,it is human body that enables human beings to engage in different social practices,to acquire knowledge,to make career achievements,to create history,and to improve our human dimensions.Only when the proposition that what is human lies in the human body is given top priority in any cognitive and social practice can it be possible for human beings to enjoy an easier growth not only intelligently but also comprehensively.