Editing Meaning of life (section)

====Embodied cognition====
[[Embodied cognition]] uses the neurological basis of emotion, speech, and cognition to understand the nature of thought. [[Cognitive neuropsychology]] has identified brain areas necessary for these abilities, and genetic studies show that the gene [[FOXP2]] affects neuroplasticity which underlies language fluency.

[[George Lakoff]], a professor of [[cognitive linguistics]] and philosophy, advances the view that metaphors are the usual basis of meaning, not the logic of verbal symbol manipulation.<ref>{{cite web |title=BLENDING AND METAPHOR |url=https://markturner.org/blendaphor.html |website=markturner.org |access-date=28 February 2023}}</ref> Computers use [[logic programming]] to effectively query databases but humans rely on a trained [[biological neural network]]. Postmodern philosophies that use the indeterminacy of [[Symbolic language (literature)|symbolic language]] to deny definite meaning ignore those who feel they know what they mean and feel that their [[Interlocutor (linguistics)|interlocutors]] know what they mean.{{Citation needed|date=March 2019}} Choosing the correct metaphor results in enough common understanding to pursue questions such as the meaning of life.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Landau |first1=Mark J. |title=Using Metaphor to Find Meaning in Life |journal=Review of General Psychology |date=March 2018 |volume=22 |issue=1 |pages=62–72 |doi=10.1037/gpr0000105 |pmid=29632431 |pmc=5889147 }}</ref> Improved knowledge of brain function should result in better treatments producing healthier brains. When combined with more effective training, a sound personal assessment as to the meaning of one's life should be straightforward.{{Citation needed|date=March 2019}}