Meaning-making in the brain has become one of the most intensely discussed topics in
cognitive science. Traditional theories on cognition that emphasize abstract symbol …

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 …

In recent years, the anatomical and functional bases of conceptual activity have attracted a
growing interest. In particular, Patterson and Lambon-Ralph have proposed the existence, in …

Prevalent theories hold that semantic memory is organized by sensorimotor modality (eg,
visual knowledge, motor knowledge). While some neuroimaging studies support this idea, it …

It is now well recognized that memory is not a single, all-purpose, monolithic system, but
rather is composed of multiple systems. Prominent among these systems is semantic …

How is semantic memory organized? Two general answers to this question have been
proposed. One is that semantic memory is organized by taxonomic category, such that …

The human conceptual system contains knowledge that supports all cognitive activities,
including perception, memory, language and thought. According to most current theories …

The neural architecture of semantic knowledge comprises two key structures:(i) A set of
widely dispersed regions, located adjacent to the sensorimotor cortices, serve as spokes …

A core property of human semantic processing is the rapid, facilitatory influence of prior input
on extracting the meaning of what comes next, even under conditions of minimal awareness …

I argue that a theory of category meaning that starts with the shared resources of all animals
(ie, neurons) can, if suitably constructed, provide solutions to traditional problems in …