Cognitive neuroscience research on conceptual knowledge often is discussed with respect
to “embodiment” or “grounding.” We tried to disentangle at least three distinct claims made …

Many studies have demonstrated that the sensory and motor systems are activated during
conceptual processing. Such results have been interpreted as indicating that concepts, and …

Conceptual representations in long-term memory crucially contribute to perception and
action, language and thought. However, the precise nature of these conceptual memory …

Concept empiricists are committed to the claim that the vehicles of thought are re-activated
perceptual representations. Evidence for empiricism comes from a range of neuroscientific …

One of the most provocative and exciting issues in cognitive science is how neural specificity
for semantic categories of common objects arises in the functional architecture of the brain …

In this article we assume a domain-specific organisation of conceptual knowledge and
consider two questions: How does this architecture constrain further assumptions that might …

For a very long time, theorizing in the cognitive sciences was dominated by the assumption
that abstract concepts, which lack a perceivable referent, can only be handled by amodal or …

How are the meanings of words, events, and objects represented and organized in the
brain? This question, perhaps more than any other in the field, probes some of the deepest …

The organization and representation of conceptual knowledge in the brain remains a
controversial issue in terms of both neuropsychological and imaging evidence. We report …

Conceptual knowledge reflects our multi-modal 'semantic database'. As such, it brings
meaning to all verbal and non-verbal stimuli, is the foundation for verbal and non-verbal …