An extensive program of research in the past 2 decades has focused on the role of modal
sensory, motor, and affective brain systems in storing and retrieving concept knowledge …

Embodied cognition accounts posit that concepts are grounded in our sensory and motor
systems. An important challenge for these accounts is explaining how abstract concepts …

Recent research indicates that sensory and motor cortical areas play a significant role in the
neural representation of concepts. However, little is known about the overall architecture of …

A great deal of research has focused on the question of whether or not concepts are
embodied as a rule. Supporters of embodiment have pointed to studies that implicate …

Manual actions are a hallmark of humanness. Their underlying neural circuitry gives rise to
species-specific skills and interacts with language processes. In particular, multiple studies …

Drawing from an ethnographic study of fasting among converts to Eastern Orthodox
Christianity in the United States, this article develops a conceptualization of embodied …

Vocabulary learning in a second language is enhanced if learners enrich the learning
experience with self-performed iconic gestures. This learning strategy is called enactment …

Abstract Language vividly connects to the world around us by encoding sensory information.
For example, the words" fragrant" and" silky" evoke smell and touch, whereas" hazy"," …

Prior research has examined how distributional properties of contexts (number of unique
contexts or their informativeness) influence the effort of word recognition. These properties …

Hand gestures are tightly coupled with speech and with action. Hence, recent accounts have
emphasised the idea that simulations of spatio-motoric imagery underlie the production of co …