In 1988, the cognitive revolution had become institutionalized: Cognition was the
manipulation of abstract symbols by rules. But, much like institutionalized political parties …

The ability to comprehend and represent the temporal properties of an occurrence is a
crucial aspect of human language and cognition. Despite advances in neurolinguistic …

This study examined whether simultaneously observing and making gestures while studying
animations would lighten cognitive load and facilitate the acquisition of grammatical rules. In …

This paper disputes the notion, endorsed by much of narrative theory, that the reading of
literary narrative is functionally analogous to an act of communication, where communication …

Defined as vicarious sensorimotor experiencing, mental imagery is a powerful source of
aesthetic enjoyment in everyday life and, reportedly, one of the commonest things readers …

We provide a review of the literature concerning aesthetic engagement (especially with
literature and film) during times of distress. The objective is to offer a conceptual framework …

Dream-enacting behaviors (DEBs) are behavioral expressions of forceful dream images
often occurring during sleep-to-wakefulness transitions. We propose that DEBs reflect brain …

Cílem této přehledové studie je vyhledat výzkumné práce, které funkčními či
elektrofyziologickými metodami vyšetřovaly aktivaci korových oblastí mozku v průběhu čtení …

Theories of embodied cognition argue that language processing arises not from amodal
symbols that redescribe sensorimotor and affective experiences, but from partial simulations …

Abstract Language processing encompasses different levels of analysis, involving activation
of semantic and perceptual features of concepts, binding of concepts, and understanding of …