sommaty
Sommaty is a term used to describe an interdisciplinary concept that centers on the body's role in cognition, perception, and experience. In discussions where it appears, sommaty refers to a framework that emphasizes how somatic states—such as interoceptive signals, autonomic arousal, and proprioceptive feedback—shape thought, emotion, and memory. The concept is not standardized or universally adopted in mainstream cognitive science, but it appears in speculative or theoretical contexts as a way to critique purely propositional accounts of mind.
Etymologically, the name sommaty is formed from a root associated with the body and a suffix that
Historically, sommaty has appeared in scholarly essays, philosophical discussions, and some experimental dialogues that seek to
Critics note that the term lacks a settled methodology and that its broad usage can verge on
See also: embodied cognition, interoception, phenomenology, enactivism, somatic psychology.