Do people spontaneously form visual mental images when understanding language, and if
so, how truly visual are these representations? We test whether processing linguistic …

The role of sensory–motor components in language processing is a central topic in cognitive
neuroscience. Recent studies showed that the processing of action words recruits cortical …

This article discusses two mechanisms through which understanding static mathematical
concepts (basic and more advanced mathematical concepts) in terms of fictive motions or …

Some studies have reported that understanding concrete action-related words and
sentences elicits activations of motor areas in the brain. The present fMRI study goes one …

If conceptual retrieval is partially based on the simulation of sensorimotor experience,
people with a different sensorimotor experience, such as congenitally blind people, should …

To investigate the impact of sensory-motor systems on the neural organization for language,
we conducted an H215O-PET study of sign and spoken word production (picture-naming) …

Christopher Collins introduces an exciting new field of research traversing evolutionary
biology, anthropology, archaeology, cognitive psychology, linguistics, neuroscience, and …

Verbs and nouns differ not only on formal linguistic grounds but also in what they typically
refer to: Verbs typically refer to actions, whereas nouns typically refer to objects. Prior …

Emotions are often expressed metaphorically, and both emotion and metaphor are ways
through which abstract meaning can be grounded in language. Here we investigate …

What can art tell us about how the brain works? And what can the brain tell us about how we
perceive and create art? Humans have created visual art throughout history and its …