One key issue for theories of cognition is how abstract concepts, such as freedom, are
represented. According to the WAT (Words As social Tools) proposal, abstract concepts …

Metaphorical expressions are pervasive in natural language and pose a substantial
challenge for computational semantics. The inherent compositionality of metaphor makes it …

Despite general agreement that number and other magnitudes share analog format, there is
disagreement about the extent to which representations of numerical and non-numerical …

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"," …

Spatial–numerical associations (small numbers—left/lower space and large numbers—
right/upper space) are regularly found in simple number categorization tasks. These …

Traditionally, research on time perception has diverged into a representational approach
that focuses on the interaction between time and non-temporal magnitude information like …

Whether determining how much tip to leave at a restaurant, which checkout line is shortest at
the grocery store, or how long it might take to arrive at a particular destination, humans …

In this research, we examined whether emotional valence could correspond to a continuous
lateral bias in space, according to a mental metaphor that establishes the mapping between …

A large literature has documented interactions between space and time suggesting that the
two experiential domains may share a common format in a generalized magnitude system …

关于时空互动存在两种观点: 时空隐喻和认知时空. 时空隐喻说主张空间可知觉而时间则不可,
空间组构时间, 而认知时空说主张时间与空间均可知觉, 时间是空间的相关维度 …