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Interlude XXVIII - Metaphor as Neural Bridge: How Meaning Crosses from Body to Mind
In this interlude of The Observable Unknown, Dr. Juan Carlos Rey continues the Language Arc by examining how language does not merely describe reality, but actively organizes perception, emotion, and possibility.
Drawing from linguistics, cognitive science, and philosophy of mind, this episode explores how metaphor, grammar, and semantic framing shape the way consciousness encounters the world. Research in psycholinguistics and neuroscience suggests that the words we habitually use quietly guide attention, memory, and emotional interpretation long before deliberate reasoning begins.
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