Classical cognitive theories hold that word representations in the brain are abstract and
amodal, and are independent of the objects' sensorimotor properties they refer to. An …

Many neurocognitive studies on the role of motor structures in action-language processing
have implicitly adopted a “dictionary-like” framework within which lexical meaning is …

Verbal descriptions of actions activate compatible motor responses [Glenberg, AM, &
Kaschak, MP (2002). Grounding language in action. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 9, 558 …

Processing sentences describing actions performed by the hearer (eg You gave Andy a
pizza) primes actually performing a motor action compatible with the one described …

Embodied theories hold that understanding what another person is doing requires the
observer to map that action directly onto his or her own motor representation and simulate it …

Embodied theories of language processing suggest that this motor simulation is an
automatic and necessary component of meaning representation. If this is the case, then …

Activation in sensorimotor areas of the brain following perception of linguistic stimuli
referring to objects and actions has been interpreted as evidence for strong theories of …

While growing evidence suggests that sentence understanding engages perceptual and
motor systems for the purpose of mentally imagining or simulating the content of utterances …

Embodied accounts of language processing suggest that sensorimotor areas, generally
dedicated to perception and action, are also involved in the processing and representation …

According to embodied theories of language, people understand a verb like throw, at least in
part, by mentally simulating throwing. This implicit simulation is often assumed to be similar …