Mirror neurons and their relationship with neurodegenerative disorders
The finding of mirror neurons (MNs) has provided a biological substrate to a new concept of
cognition, relating data on actions and perceptions not only to integrate perception in action …
cognition, relating data on actions and perceptions not only to integrate perception in action …
A review of literature on the link between action observation and action language: Advancing a shared semantic theory
C Bidet-Ildei, SA Beauprez, A Badets - New Ideas in Psychology, 2020 - Elsevier
Understanding each other is a core concept of social cohesion and, consequently, has
immense value in human society. Importantly, shared information leading to cohesion can …
immense value in human society. Importantly, shared information leading to cohesion can …
More than a scaffold: Language is a neuroenhancement
G Dove - Cognitive neuropsychology, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
What role does language play in our thoughts? A longstanding proposal that has gained
traction among supporters of embodied or grounded cognition suggests that it serves as a …
traction among supporters of embodied or grounded cognition suggests that it serves as a …
How emotion is learned: Semantic learning of novel words in emotional contexts
The present paper addresses two under-studied dimensions of novel word learning. We ask
(a) whether originally meaningless novel words can acquire emotional connotations from …
(a) whether originally meaningless novel words can acquire emotional connotations from …
Immediate sensorimotor grounding of novel concepts learned from language alone
Theories of grounded cognition postulate that concepts are grounded in sensorimotor
experience. But how can that be for concepts like Atlantis for which we do not have that …
experience. But how can that be for concepts like Atlantis for which we do not have that …
[HTML][HTML] Recognition times for 62 thousand English words: Data from the English Crowdsourcing Project
We present a new dataset of English word recognition times for a total of 62 thousand words,
called the English Crowdsourcing Project. The data were collected via an internet …
called the English Crowdsourcing Project. The data were collected via an internet …
Front in the mouth, front in the word: The driving mechanisms of the in-out effect.
Abstract Words for which the consonantal articulation spots wander from the front to the back
of the mouth (inward) elicit more positive attitudes than words with the reversed order …
of the mouth (inward) elicit more positive attitudes than words with the reversed order …
[HTML][HTML] A computational model of language functions in flexible goal-directed behaviour
The function of language in high-order goal-directed human cognition is an important topic
at the centre of current debates. Experimental evidence shows that inner speech …
at the centre of current debates. Experimental evidence shows that inner speech …
[HTML][HTML] The role of motor system in action-related language comprehension in L1 and L2: An fMRI study
L Tian, H Chen, W Zhao, J Wu, Q Zhang, A De… - Brain and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The framework of embodied cognition has challenged the modular view of a language-
cognition divide by suggesting that meaning-retrieval critically involves the sensory-motor …
cognition divide by suggesting that meaning-retrieval critically involves the sensory-motor …
[HTML][HTML] Why language processing recruits modality specific brain regions: It is not about understanding words, but about modelling situations
Whether language comprehension requires the participation of brain structures that evolved
for perception and action has been a subject of intense debate. While brain-imaging …
for perception and action has been a subject of intense debate. While brain-imaging …