Classical theories of semantic memory assume that concepts are represented in a unitary
amodal memory system. In challenging this classical view, pure or hybrid modality-specific …

Previous neuroimaging studies suggested an involvement of sensory-motor brain systems
during conceptual processing in support of grounded cognition theories of conceptual …

Semantic priming occurs when a subject is faster in recognising a target word when it is
preceded by a related word compared to an unrelated word. The effect is attributed to …

Priming is a facilitation of cognitive processing with stimulus repetition that can occur without
explicit memory. Whereas the functional neuroanatomy of perceptual priming at retrieval is …

Background It is well accepted in the subliminal priming literature that task-level properties
modulate nonconscious processes. For example, in tasks with a limited number of targets …

Several studies on humans have shown a recruitment of the sensory-motor system in the
perception of action-related visual and verbal material, suggesting that actions are …

Repeatedly viewing an object can engender fluency-related implicit memory for perceptual
and conceptual attributes, as indexed in tests of perceptual and conceptual priming …

Recent studies show that taxonomic and thematic relationships are functionally and
neurologically dissociated; however, there remain some discrepancies due to …

The brain activity associated with automatic semantic priming has been extensively studied.
Thus far there has been no prior study that directly contrasts the neural mechanisms of …

Perception and action are classically thought to be supported by functionally and
neuroanatomically distinct mechanisms. However, recent behavioral studies using an action …