Processing abstract language modulates motor system activity

AM Glenberg, M Sato, L Cattaneo… - Quarterly Journal of …, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
Embodiment theory proposes that neural systems for perception and action are also
engaged during language comprehension. Previous neuroimaging and neurophysiological …

Neuroanatomical distribution of five semantic components of verbs: Evidence from fMRI

D Kemmerer, JG Castillo, T Talavage, S Patterson… - Brain and language, 2008 - Elsevier
The Simulation Framework, also known as the Embodied Cognition Framework, maintains
that conceptual knowledge is grounded in sensorimotor systems. To test several predictions …

Numbers, space, and action–from finger counting to the mental number line and beyond

G Wood, MH Fischer - Cortex, 2008 - Elsevier
We spontaneously associate numbers with space: we think of small numbers as being lower
and to the left of us, and larger numbers as being further up and to the right of us. Even …

Event-related potential correlates of negation in a sentence–picture verification paradigm

J Lüdtke, CK Friedrich, M De Filippis… - Journal of cognitive …, 2008 - direct.mit.edu
In a sentence–picture verification paradigm, participants were presented in a rapid-serial-
visual-presentation paradigm with affirmative or negative sentences (eg,“In the front of the …

Motor resonance and linguistic focus

LJ Taylor, RA Zwaan - Quarterly Journal of Experimental …, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
Previous studies have demonstrated that verbal descriptions of actions activate compatible
motor responses (Glenberg & Kaschak, 2002; Zwaan & Taylor, 2006). The present study …

Neuroanatomical distinctions within the semantic system during sentence comprehension: evidence from functional magnetic resonance imaging

GR Kuperberg, T Sitnikova, BM Lakshmanan - Neuroimage, 2008 - Elsevier
To make sense of a sentence, we must compute morphosyntactic and semantic–thematic
relationships between its verbs and arguments and evaluate the resulting propositional …

Time in language, situation models, and mental simulations

RA Zwaan - Language learning, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The purpose of this article is to propose a view of language processing, and particularly the
role of aspect therein, from a mental‐simulation perspective. I argue that situation model …

Inferences about action engage action systems

LJ Taylor, S Lev-Ari, RA Zwaan - Brain and Language, 2008 - Elsevier
Verbal descriptions of actions activate compatible motor responses [Glenberg, AM, &
Kaschak, MP (2002). Grounding language in action. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 9, 558 …

[PDF][PDF] Sprachpragmatische Aspekte der Negationsverarbeitung: Bestätigen und Zurückweisen mit negativen Sätzen

J Lüdtke - 2008 - depositonce.tu-berlin.de
Die vorliegende Arbeit beschäftigte sich mit der Kontextabhängigkeit der Verarbeitung
negativer Sätze. Ausgangspunkt waren Annahmen der pragmatisch kommunikativ …

[PDF][PDF] Kielitaustan vaikutus vokaaleja matkittaessa

L Alivuotila, J Savela, O Aaltonen - Puhe ja kieli, 2008 - journal.fi
Tutkimus tarkastelee puheen havaitsemisen ja matkimisen välistä suhdetta kielitaustan
näkökulmasta. Tavoitteena on selvittää, matkivatko suomen-ja espanjankieliset koehenkilöt …