E74 Embodiment in Action: Multimodal Analyses of the Dynamics Between Movement and Cognition (Short paper) Table 2 presents the results. No significant association was found for overall torso rotations; however, a significant positive correlation was observed between blink rate and 90° torso turns (rs = 0.475, p < 0.05). This indicates that larger embodied reorientations, rather than small micromovements, were associated with higher blink rates, reflecting moments of reduced cognitive effort. Additionally, significant negative correlations were found between EDA peaks and hand movements (rs = –0.34, p < 0.05), EDA peaks and head turns (rs = –0.33, p < 0.05), and EDA peaks and 90° torso turns (rs = –0.33, p < 0.05). These relationships suggest that these bodily movements corresponded to lower levels of mental effort. Table 2. Correlations between Psychophysiological Indicators of Bodily and Cognitive Engagement (n = 37) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1. Blinks per minute — 2. EDA per minute -0.02 — 3. Hand movements 0.03 -0.34* — 4. Head turns 0.08 -0.33* 0.95*** — 5. Torso rotations 0.08 -0.32 0.94*** 0.97*** — 6. 15° torso turns -0.12 -0.14 0.67*** 0.71*** 0.76*** — 7. 90° torso turns 0.475* -0.33* 0.48** 0.49*** 0.46** 0.57*** — *p < .05; **p < .01; ***p <.001 Discussion Procedural learning involves the coordinated actions or processes required to perform tasks effectively (De Jong & Ferguson-Hessler, 1996). It typically develops after declarative knowledge is acquired and requires substantial cognitive effort, as it integrates cognitive and motor processes in real time (Anderson, 1982, 2015). Analyses of blink rates showed that larger embodied reorientations, such as 90° torso turns, were positively correlated with blink rate, reflecting moments of reduced cognitive effort. In contrast, significant negative correlations were observed between EDA peaks and hand movements, head turns, and 90° torso rotations, indicating that bodily activity corresponded to lower levels of mental load. This pattern implies that learners may use bodily movements to offload cognitively demanding elements of a task, thereby facilitating cognitive processing.
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