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 …

[HTML][HTML] Shared representations of human actions across vision and language

DC Dima, S Janarthanan, JC Culham… - Neuropsychologia, 2024 - Elsevier
Humans can recognize and communicate about many actions performed by others. How are
actions organized in the mind, and is this organization shared across vision and language …

[HTML][HTML] PLAViMoP: How to standardize and simplify the use of point-light displays

A Decatoire, SA Beauprez, J Pylouster… - Behavior research …, 2019 - Springer
The study of biological point-light displays (PLDs) has fascinated researchers for more than
40 years. However, the mechanisms underlying PLD perception remain unclear, partly due …

The kinematics, not the orientation, of an action influences language processing.

SA Beauprez, C Bidet-Ildei - Journal of Experimental Psychology …, 2018 - psycnet.apa.org
Consistent with the embodied view of cognition, several studies have shown a link between
action and the processing of action verbs. However, it is largely unknown how action …

The role of implicit motor simulation on action verb memory

J Villatte, L Taconnat, C Bidet-Ildei, L Toussaint - Psychological Research, 2023 - Springer
Observation is known to improve memory for action. Previous findings linked such an effect
with an easier relation processing of action components following observation compared to …

Physical and observational practices of unusual actions prime action verb processing

SA Beauprez, Y Blandin, Y Almecija, C Bidet-Ildei - Brain and cognition, 2020 - Elsevier
Numerous studies have highlighted a strong relationship between language and
sensorimotor processes, showing, for example, that perceiving an action influences …

[HTML][HTML] Kinematic observation reduces effect of aging on episodic memory performance

B Bouazzaoui, L Angel, I Moutoussamy, J Villatte… - Acta Psychologica, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigated the influence of kinematics observation (ie, observing action from
only the motion of the main joints of an actor) on episodic memory performance differences …

[HTML][HTML] When the action to be performed at the stage of retrieval enacts memory of action verbs

T Brouillet, AH Michalland, S Martin… - Experimental …, 2021 - econtent.hogrefe.com
According to the embodied approach of language, concepts are grounded in sensorimotor
mental states, and when we process language, the brain simulates some of the perceptions …

[HTML][HTML] When context modulates the influence of action observation on language processing

SA Beauprez, L Toussaint, C Bidet-Ildei - PLoS One, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Numerous studies in the field of embodied cognition have shown a crosstalk between
language and sensorimotor processes. In particular, it has been demonstrated that …

The link between language and action in aging

C Bidet-Ildei, SA Beauprez, G Boucard - Archives of gerontology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective Many studies have demonstrated the existence of a link between action verb
processing and action. However, little is known about the changes in this relationship with …