Neuroscience now recognizes that the brain and the body are so intimately intertwined that they cannot be thought of separately.
Embodiment
The brain is not mental! coupling neuronal and immune cellular processing in human organisms
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The mind is generally associated with feelings, sentience, and consciousness of self, while the brain is a dissectible biological tissue. But learning about the brain, which is part of a larger system called the nervous system, can teach us about the mind and thus about our nature.
Andrew McGonigle • The Physiology of Yoga
Cognition, in this view, is a dynamical process that happens not only within and between brains, but across a variety of biological, behavioural and social levels of organisation.