Our bodily experiences play an important role in the way that we think and speak. Abstract
language is, however, difficult to reconcile with this body-centred view, unless we appreciate …

The purpose of this study is the exploration of pitch-height mapping via invented notations
rendered by schoolchildren and adults with and without formal musical training, while they …

In everyday life our senses are exposed to a constant influx of sensory signals. The brain
binds signals into a coherent percept based on temporal, spatial or semantic …

Within this article we will question several common assumptions regarding knowledge
building and dissemination, including scientific knowledge, and will argue that creativity is …

People conceptualize auditory pitch as vertical space: low and high pitch correspond to low
and high space, respectively. The strength of this cross-modal correspondence, however …

As bipedal primates, Homo sapiens experience the world from a distinctly vertical
perspective as they move through and manipulate their environment. Within the first few …

This paper provides evidence that gesture promotes learning by schematizing a particular
sensorimotor feeling associated with bodily action into a metaphorical representation. We …

This dissertation is concerned with the major theme of iconicity and its prevalence on
different linguistic levels. Iconicity refers to a resemblance between the linguistic form and …

Do the languages that people speak affect the way they think about musical pitch? Here we
compared pitch representations in native speakers of Dutch and Farsi. Dutch speakers …

Herta Müller represents physical suffering and repression in her works, often reflecting on
the regime of Nicolae Ceaușescu, and her constant interest in language and reflexivity …