Intraoperative mapping of the neural processes that support noun and verb production has
generally focused on naming of objects and actions. Action naming has been proposed as a …

Online social networking sites are places where users spend a lot of their time and leave a
huge number of narratives. In the virtual world of Facebook, moving in a space is limited to …

The valence–space metaphor research area investigates the metaphorical mapping of
valenced concepts onto space. Research findings from this area indicate that positive …

Motor actions associated with grasping or using objects are part of object knowledge and
may be automatically activated during object perception. Such findings suggest that the …

Embodied approaches to language propose that higher order mental processes, such as
meaning construction, rely on the sensorimotor neural devices of our brain (Barsalou in …

The involvement of the motor system in action language comprehension is a hotly debated
topic in cognitive neuroscience and psychology. Recent studies suggest that primary motor …

According to the embodied cognition theory, language comprehension is achieved through
mental simulation. This account is supported by a number of studies reporting action …

Our chapter is an overview of embodied approaches to language comprehension. We
consider the empirical evidence supporting the claim that language comprehension is …

Grounded cognition assumes that language and concepts are understood using simulations
in different modalities. Evidence for this assumption mainly stems from studies using …

Even as life expectancies increase, increasing numbers of people are living with chronic
illness and pain than ever before. Long-term self-management of chronic conditions …